CA Energy Commission Tables Vote on Poorly Designed Shared Solar Proposal
(World News Science)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. & WASHINGTON, D.C. - Solar advocates, installers and industry associations applaud the California Energy Commission`s unanimous decision today to table the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)`s SolarShares proposal. SolarShares is the first shared solar proposal considered under the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards that require all new homes to include solar energy. The Building Standards allow for shared or community solar and battery systems to fulfill the requirement; however, SMUD`s plan would have allowed new homes to buy into existing and previously planned projects. This is clearly not the vision...