As John says in the episode: "When we think of solar energy, we think of Bernadette Del Chiaro." Bernadette is the executive director of the California Solar & Storage Association, whose mission is to promote the widespread deployment of local clean energy technologies. Rooftop solar has been one of the state's biggest clean-energy success stories: California has built the equivalent of five nuclear power plants-worth of rooftop solar in the past 15 years. Now, proposed changes to net metering could put the brakes on the state's rooftop solar expansion. Plus - Who had the #WorstWeekCA?
Show Notes:
2:09 What is Net Metering?
6:58 What about AB1139?
13:43 "We don't have blackouts in the middle of the night"
15:25 Cost to install rooftop solar
21:04 What is the PUC's roll?
22:35 The #WorstWeekCA
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