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Million Solar Roofs Progress
On August 21, 2006, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1, known as SB1, changing the definition of energy infrastructure in California forever. SB1 (AKA the “Million Solar Roofs Initiative”)...
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Interview With California Assembly Member Jared Huffman
The California Green Building Blog is proud to post our first interview. Visit the “Interviews” page for all of the text. The interview is with California Assembly Member Jared Huffman (6th Assembly...
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Renewal of Renewable Energy
A partner, Roland Nikles, at our firm, Bell, Rosenberg & Hughes sent the email below. Thanks, Roland, great stuff! “Peak electricity demand in California is approximately 60,000 megawatts. In...
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Congratulations AB 920!
AB 920 was signed into law last week. The law requires that utilities pay for energy they receive through net metering. We have followed AB 920 (previously AB 1920) here at the CGBB since we posted...
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AB 510 On The Way To Governor’s Signature! (Part 1)
AB 510 (full text here) passed both the Senate and Assembly, and Governor Schwarzenegger says he will sign the bill into law. The bill raises the cap set on the number of homes and businesses that can...
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AB 510 Signed By Governor Schwarzenegger! (Part 2)
Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 510 on February 26, 2010 (Click here for full text of AB 510) (Click here for press release and video). We covered the basic elements of the new law in Part 1 of our...
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California Suspends Solar Incentive Program!
The California Public Utilities Commission instituted a three month suspension of rebates under the California Solar Initiative. This Solar Initiative is the vehicle whereby the state government...
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An Argument For Renewable Energy, And A Response To Robert Bryce
On June 8, 2011, Mr. Robert Bryce, author of the recently published Power Hungry, The Myth Of Clean Energy And The Real Fuels Of The Future, wrote an Op-Ed piece to the New York Times. In the piece,...
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PACE Lawsuit Update
As you will recall, the Property Assessed Clean Energy program allows residents to pay for solar installations through a tax assessment on their property. Last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency...
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Solar@Work Offers Huge Discounts To Commercial Building Owners And Lease Holders
A new program in San Francisco, Solar@Work, offers discounts, and in some cases free installation, on solar arrays for commercial building owners and lease holders. Almost any size business can...
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