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California is Proof of Why Democrat Threats are Empty and Ignored for Any Reform Possible

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pv-magazine-usa.com

California proposes break to rooftop solar contracts, raising average bills $63

Over one million California households that invested in rooftop solar may have their net metering contracts rescinded under the proposed bill AB 942.
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A new proposal in the California legislature, AB 942, seeks to break nearly two million rooftop solar net metering contracts and shift existing customers onto a rate structure that would decrease credits on their electricity bills by roughly 80%. If passed, the proposal would increase a typical solar customer’s bill by $63 per month.

Over two million rooftop solar projects are installed in California on homes, schools, small businesses, and other rate paying customer sites. Californians invested tens of thousands of dollars or entered 20+ year contracts with the expectation that they would secure predictable, stable electricity rates for the next two decades or more.

This predictable cost for electricity amid steadily increasing utility-provided electricity rates was made possible by net energy metering (NEM), which enables customers to export excess daytime production to the local grid in exchange for credit on their electricity bills.
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Millions of Californians made a deal with their government. The government has decided they can change the terms any time they like.

In April 2023, California moved its NEM structure to a net billing tariff, also known as NEM 3.0. The new rate structure cuts the rate credited to new solar customers by roughly 80%. The California rooftop solar market subsequently crashed as the return on investment for installing a project was heavily damaged.


The shift to NEM 3.0 cut the average export rate in California from $0.30 per kWh to $0.08 per kWh. Now, AB 942 proposes to force existing solar customers onto the unfavorable NEM 3.0 rates.
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In changing the terms for new customers, California basically threw their entire existing solar industry into the proverbial toilet. Now they want to go back and screw over every customer who already had the prior terms.

According to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the state’s three largest electric utilities PG&E, SCE and SDGE have raised customer rates by 110%, 90% and 82%, respectively, over the last decade. Despite relatively flat electricity usage, transmission and distribution spending by utilities has increased 300%.
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So you use the same or even less power and it just costs you double but don't worry, they are making sure the rates will continue to go up no matter what choice you make.

This is why Democrat threats ring hollow. There's no Republicans or Trump involved with these matters. This is just how Democrats screw over their own constituents all the time. They make a deal, steal your investment and then their buddies all get large increases in the number of dollars they get for delivering the same or less service.

When you question why this happens, you're the problem not them.

"If you don't do what we say.. the greedy energy companies will raise all your rates for energy...."

That's already happening and Democrats are leading the charge.
 
trumptman said:
pv-magazine-usa.com

California proposes break to rooftop solar contracts, raising average bills $63

Over one million California households that invested in rooftop solar may have their net metering contracts rescinded under the proposed bill AB 942.
pv-magazine-usa.com pv-magazine-usa.com



Millions of Californians made a deal with their government. The government has decided they can change the terms any time they like.



In changing the terms for new customers, California basically threw their entire existing solar industry into the proverbial toilet. Now they want to go back and screw over every customer who already had the prior terms.



So you use the same or even less power and it just costs you double but don't worry, they are making sure the rates will continue to go up no matter what choice you make.

This is why Democrat threats ring hollow. There's no Republicans or Trump involved with these matters. This is just how Democrats screw over their own constituents all the time. They make a deal, steal your investment and then their buddies all get large increases in the number of dollars they get for delivering the same or less service.

When you question why this happens, you're the problem not them.

"If you don't do what we say.. the greedy energy companies will raise all your rates for energy...."

That's already happening and Democrats are leading the charge.
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This is a result of politicians making unsustainable promises with other people’s money!
Everyone knew one for one retail credit net metering could not work, but they did it anyway, because it felt good!
 
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trumptman said:
pv-magazine-usa.com

California proposes break to rooftop solar contracts, raising average bills $63

Over one million California households that invested in rooftop solar may have their net metering contracts rescinded under the proposed bill AB 942.
pv-magazine-usa.com pv-magazine-usa.com



Millions of Californians made a deal with their government. The government has decided they can change the terms any time they like.



In changing the terms for new customers, California basically threw their entire existing solar industry into the proverbial toilet. Now they want to go back and screw over every customer who already had the prior terms.



So you use the same or even less power and it just costs you double but don't worry, they are making sure the rates will continue to go up no matter what choice you make.

This is why Democrat threats ring hollow. There's no Republicans or Trump involved with these matters. This is just how Democrats screw over their own constituents all the time. They make a deal, steal your investment and then their buddies all get large increases in the number of dollars they get for delivering the same or less service.

When you question why this happens, you're the problem not them.

"If you don't do what we say.. the greedy energy companies will raise all your rates for energy...."

That's already happening and Democrats are leading the charge.
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Not so sure this can be classed as just a partisan issue, but details in that article aren't exactly jumping out to help the reader fully understand what's going on. But there are links for further study.

And that is the point, this requires a lot of hard work and time to study.

I'll admit, on the face of it, it looks like something is screwy. Seems like a contract for twenty years should be a sort of safe deal when it is with a government entity. BUT, and it is kind of a 1.5 big BUT, this hasn't yet been passed into law, has it?
 
trumptman said:
pv-magazine-usa.com

California proposes break to rooftop solar contracts, raising average bills $63

Over one million California households that invested in rooftop solar may have their net metering contracts rescinded under the proposed bill AB 942.
pv-magazine-usa.com pv-magazine-usa.com



Millions of Californians made a deal with their government. The government has decided they can change the terms any time they like.



In changing the terms for new customers, California basically threw their entire existing solar industry into the proverbial toilet. Now they want to go back and screw over every customer who already had the prior terms.



So you use the same or even less power and it just costs you double but don't worry, they are making sure the rates will continue to go up no matter what choice you make.

This is why Democrat threats ring hollow. There's no Republicans or Trump involved with these matters. This is just how Democrats screw over their own constituents all the time. They make a deal, steal your investment and then their buddies all get large increases in the number of dollars they get for delivering the same or less service.

When you question why this happens, you're the problem not them.

"If you don't do what we say.. the greedy energy companies will raise all your rates for energy...."

That's already happening and Democrats are leading the charge.
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Yeah, California does these things. Has nothing to do with "Democrat threats."

All Democrats aren't Californians. Your broad brush is fallacious.
 
trumptman said:
In changing the terms for new customers, California basically threw their entire existing solar industry into the proverbial toilet.
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This bill is being introduced by Lisa Calderon, a former SoCal Edison utility lobbyist. What a surprise!
 
Michael Cole said:
Yeah, California does these things. Has nothing to do with "Democrat threats."

All Democrats aren't Californians. Your broad brush is fallacious.
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You are correct at some level, it would not matter who was the in charge, the early net metering has to be fixed. The plan was unsustainable from day one.
 
Volunteer said:
This bill is being introduced by Lisa Calderon, a former SoCal Edison utility lobbyist. What a surprise!
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Lisa Calderon - Wikipedia

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Lisa Yvette Calderon (née Rodriguez, born January 25, 1965) is an American politician serving in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat representing the 56th Assembly District, which encompasses the Gateway Cities and portions of the San Gabriel Valley, including Whittier, South El Monte, and Hacienda Heights.[1] In December 2019, she announced that she would be running in the 2020 election, following the retirement of her stepson, Ian Calderon.[2]

Personal life​

She is the second wife of former Assemblymember and State Senator Charles Calderon and stepmother of former Assemblymember and Majority Leader Ian Calderon. She has two other sons, Matthew and Brennan. She worked as a Government Affairs Director for Edison International from 1996 until 2020 and previously was a legislative aide to former California State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown from 1990 until 1996
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The fact that Democrats pass their seats off to each other like royalty and that she also worked for Willie Brown

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Charles Calderon - Wikipedia

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In fact the entire family are lifelong politicians and lifelong Democrats and now Califorians continue to be screwed all lifelong by them as their money and services and even past contracts are looted out from under them for special interests.
 
Volunteer said:
Calderon was paid to lobby against solar energy. No wonder she introduced this bill!
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Clearly she will have to be concerned with losing her seat when you mention such matters.

Oh wait.......
 
Volunteer said:
Calderon was paid to lobby against solar energy. No wonder she introduced this bill!
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Were they really paid to lobby against solar energy? More likely they were paid to lobby against forcing the utilities to give people a retail credit for something that only has wholesale value.
 
trumptman said:
pv-magazine-usa.com

California proposes break to rooftop solar contracts, raising average bills $63

Over one million California households that invested in rooftop solar may have their net metering contracts rescinded under the proposed bill AB 942.
pv-magazine-usa.com pv-magazine-usa.com



Millions of Californians made a deal with their government. The government has decided they can change the terms any time they like.



In changing the terms for new customers, California basically threw their entire existing solar industry into the proverbial toilet. Now they want to go back and screw over every customer who already had the prior terms.



So you use the same or even less power and it just costs you double but don't worry, they are making sure the rates will continue to go up no matter what choice you make.

This is why Democrat threats ring hollow. There's no Republicans or Trump involved with these matters. This is just how Democrats screw over their own constituents all the time. They make a deal, steal your investment and then their buddies all get large increases in the number of dollars they get for delivering the same or less service.

When you question why this happens, you're the problem not them.

"If you don't do what we say.. the greedy energy companies will raise all your rates for energy...."

That's already happening and Democrats are leading the charge.
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Rants about CA are one of the easiest ways to announce that you are just following programming without saying it explicitly.

If we want Fox bullshit we can turn on Fox, dude.

SenorXm/Sirius said:
Trumpsters love to pick on California.. But the fact is they have the 5th largest economy in the world... They must be doing something right...
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Hell, I'm not sure they even love picking on CA for any reason particular to CA. It's just what Fox tells them, so that's all they have to offer here.
 
trumptman said:
pv-magazine-usa.com

California proposes break to rooftop solar contracts, raising average bills $63

Over one million California households that invested in rooftop solar may have their net metering contracts rescinded under the proposed bill AB 942.
pv-magazine-usa.com pv-magazine-usa.com



Millions of Californians made a deal with their government. The government has decided they can change the terms any time they like.



In changing the terms for new customers, California basically threw their entire existing solar industry into the proverbial toilet. Now they want to go back and screw over every customer who already had the prior terms.



So you use the same or even less power and it just costs you double but don't worry, they are making sure the rates will continue to go up no matter what choice you make.

This is why Democrat threats ring hollow. There's no Republicans or Trump involved with these matters. This is just how Democrats screw over their own constituents all the time. They make a deal, steal your investment and then their buddies all get large increases in the number of dollars they get for delivering the same or less service.

When you question why this happens, you're the problem not them.

"If you don't do what we say.. the greedy energy companies will raise all your rates for energy...."

That's already happening and Democrats are leading the charge.
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I have stated from the start that subsidizing solar for home owners cannot be done indefinitely. Only people lacking a sense of reality do not understand this fact.
 
SenorXm/Sirius said:
I was replying to the comment in post#1, that democrats screw their constituents.. Republican Tariffs are doing that right now to their own constituents...
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Tariffs are a necessary evil.
 
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