(2/2) ⏰ The CA Assembly has only a few weeks left to move the bill forward, so please use the link in bio to call your rep TODAY and ask them to pass AB 2389! 🔗
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(1/2) ☀️ Huge THANK YOU to Asm. Irwin for authoring AB 2389, the bill that would protect solar users and the institutions that serve them from a looming solar property tax!
THANK YOU to all the solar supporters who showed UP in Sacramento to support AB 2389, the bill that would protect CA consumers and the institutions that serve them from a NEW Solar Property Tax! Take action today at the link in bio to tell your rep to support this bill!
If you like Green Eggs & Ham, you'll love Solar Sam & Monopoly Man (unless you're PG&E). 😉 ☀️
Dave Rosenfeld, Executive Director of the Solar Rights Alliance, urges Assemblymembers to VOTE YES on AB 2389 to protect solar users from a looming Solar Property Tax, and you can too! Take action at the link in bio to stop the Solar Property Tax.
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The bill to stop the Solar Property Tax (AB 2389) is scheduled for a committee vote next Monday (4/6). The more people who show up in-person on the 6th to voice support for AB 2389, the more likely lawmakers are to vote for the bill. Can you join us? Details at the link in bio!the link in bio!
"My electrical outlet can do what??"
In the "All Things Solar" webinar we cover the most-asked question about Plug-In solar, as well as the looming Solar Property Tax, the NEM3 lawsuit, and more. Check out the full webinar on YouTube!
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If the legislature doesn’t extend the protection by passing AB 2389, then your property taxes could go up in 2027 if you add a battery, add panels, or install a new rooftop solar system. Take action now at the link in bio.
🥳 Huge thanks to everyone who came to Sacramento in support of the Plug-In solar bill! The bill passed its first Senate Committee vote. Stay tuned for next steps in the effort to bring Plug-In solar to CA to help renters and homeowners alike lower their bills through the power of the sun.
(3/3) The bill passed the first committee vote, and now moves forward to the next committee vote!
Take action at the link in bio to ask your senator to VOTE YES on SB 868 to bring Plug-In solar to sunny California!
(2/3) He was joined by several Senators who supported the bill because it's a way for renters and homeowners alike to use the power of the sun to lower their skyrocketing electricity bills, and get out from under the thumb of utilities like PG&E.
(1/3) "Electric rates have been exploding in California," Senator Wiener said in the first hearing on his bill that would bring Plug-In solar to California as a concrete way for residents to lower their electric bills.
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The bill now heads to it's second committee! Stay tuned for more details on when that committee hearing will take place.
*Please note that some Senators on the committee have not yet had a chance to cast a vote because they had conflicting hearings, so more support for the bill could come in!
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THANK YOU:
Senator Allen
Senator Ochoa Bogh
Senator Becker
Senator Dahle
Senator Grove
Senator McNerney
Senator Reyes
Senator Richardson
Senator Stern
Senator Strickland
Senator Wahab
Senator Arreguín
(1/3) SB 868, the Plug Into the Sun Act, has passed it's first committee vote! Many thanks to everyone who reached out to their legislators in support of the bill, and to the State Senators who voted YES on SB 868:
(4/4) Take action at the link in bio to help bring these to California!
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3. A cord that can plug into a wall outlet to deliver the solar electricity into the building.
4. A microinverter that turns the energy generated by the solar panels into electricity used inside a building. It also shuts the system off if the grid goes down, which protects lineworkers.
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1. Portable solar photovoltaic panels that turn sunlight into electricity
2. A tripod for a free-standing system or mounting hardware for a balcony system
(1/4) Plug-In solar systems are portable panels that can be hung from a balcony, set out on a patio, or placed in your yard, and then safely plugged into a wall outlet just like a toaster. They have just four parts:
The bill to bring Plug-In solar to California is coming up for its first vote in the state Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee! Come to Sacramento on March 17th @9am to support SB 868, the Plug Into the Sun Act. Details at the link in bio!
If state lawmakers don’t vote YES ON AB 2389, then many California solar owners could face higher property taxes in 2027. A higher property tax could be triggered if you add a battery, add panels, or install a new solar system. Use the link in bio to ask your reps to VOTE YES on AB 2389!
California is about to charge a new property tax on solar owners unless state lawmakers act.. Use the link in bio to tell your legislators:
No Solar Property Tax.
Not Now.
Not Ever.
#stopthesolarpropertytax
#nosolartax
#donttaxthesun
😎Fantastic article by Alison F. Takemura with Canary Media: "Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm."
🔗Read the full article and take action at the link in bio to help bring Balcony solar to California! ☀️
🔊SB 868, The Plug Into the Sun Act is hitting the news in California 😎☀️
Share this clip with three friends who need to see this!
Thank you Steve Price from CBS 8 for covering this issue!
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Where would you put your Plug-in solar? Tell us in the comments, and take action at the link in bio to bring Plug-In solar to California!
#pluginsolar
#pluginPV
#balconysolar
#plugintothesun
#rooftopsolar
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This is a Plug-In solar panel. And this is the sun. And this is your home on sunshine. 😎☀️
Bring Plug-In solar to California: take action at the link in bio, and share with three friends!
#pluginsolar
#pluginPV
#balconysolar
#plugintothesun
#rooftopsolar
You can help bring Plug-In solar to CA by taking action at the link in bio! SB 868 establishes a statewide safety standard for these systems and lets CA consumers use them without utility permission or fees.
#pluginsolar
#pluginPV
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Plug-In solar systems can be hung from a balcony, set out on a patio, or placed in your yard, and then safely plugged into a wall outlet just like a toaster. These can lower electricity bills for renters and homeowners. You can help bring Plug-In solar to CA at link in bio!
#pluginsolar
#pluginPV
Let's bring Plug-In solar to CA with SB 868, the Plug Into the Sun Act. Take action now to help pass SB 868 at the link in bio!
#pluginsolar
#pluginPV
#balconysolar
#plugintothesun
#rooftopsolar
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The utilities want to stop you from using Plug-In solar with fees and red tape. You can help by asking your state rep to pass SB 868. SB 868 would let you use these panels without needing permission from the utility, so long as the panels meet electrical safety standards.
#pluginsolar
#pluginPV