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Solar offers former LA gang members a bright new path
Here at Vote Solar we work day in and day out on the policies that help solar thrive. We are passionate about our work – but it’s easy to get buried in a world of regulatory dockets and draft...
View ArticleNew UCS Report: Los Angeles Can Do More on Renewables
With passage of California’s 33% renewable energy law (RPS) in 2011, the state’s publicly owned utilities were obligated to meet the same renewable requirements at the major investor-owned utilities...
View ArticlePalo Alto Muni update
An update on the City of Palo Alto’s progress towards meeting its 33% renewable energy standard: The city council recently approved a contract to buy 5% of its power from solar. That’s an impressive...
View ArticleDon’t want to hear about how solar is too expensive
The Los Angeles City Council recently approved a contract with a 250 MW PV plant. It’s on tribal land, and according to this article, the tribe is pleased with the economics of the deal. Ratepayers...
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Los Angeles Approves Launch of Feed-In Tariff
We’re thrilled to see that the LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is adopting a Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program today. We’d like to congratulate all the folks who, after three years of hard work...
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Discussion of LADWP’s Feed-in Tariff
Signing LA's feed-in tariff ordinance On the heels of signing several large contracts for solar, The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently established a feed-in tariff program to source...
View ArticleUpdate on PACE
With about 80% of California now covered by a commercial PACE program, we recently did a webinar on how to actually put these programs to use. Here’s the video, and power points are as follows: Simon...
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Lancaster, CA leads: solar to be included on all new homes
Last night, the City of Lancaster in Northern Los Angeles County made history, becoming the first city in the nation to ensure all new homes will feature solar. The City Council unanimously adopted a...
View ArticleIntroducing Project Permit!
We are excited to beta launch Project Permit, an interactive website that scores local permitting practices to help lower solar costs across the country. It’s designed to help solar stakeholders,...
View ArticlePalo Alto Municipal Utility: going big on solar
The city of Palo Alto (CA) has set a goal of 100% carbon-free power for its municipal utility. To achieve this goal, they are going solar in a big way…and with some mindblowing results. The utility...
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Los Angeles Flips the Switch on Its First Feed-In Tariff Project
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa inaugurates a solar project in North Hollywood. (Anne Cusack, Los Angeles Times) Less than six months after LA launched its largest-in-the-country feed-in tariff...
View ArticleNew UCS Report: Los Angeles Can Do More on Renewables
With passage of California’s 33% renewable energy law (RPS) in 2011, the state’s publicly owned utilities were obligated to meet the same renewable requirements at the major investor-owned utilities...
View ArticlePalo Alto Muni update
An update on the City of Palo Alto’s progress towards meeting its 33% renewable energy standard: The city council recently approved a contract to buy 5% of its power from solar. That’s an impressive...
View ArticleDon’t want to hear about how solar is too expensive
The Los Angeles City Council recently approved a contract with a 250 MW PV plant. It’s on tribal land, and according to this article, the tribe is pleased with the economics of the deal. Ratepayers...
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Los Angeles Approves Launch of Feed-In Tariff
We’re thrilled to see that the LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is adopting a Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program today. We’d like to congratulate all the folks who, after three years of hard work...
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Discussion of LADWP’s Feed-in Tariff
Signing LA's feed-in tariff ordinance On the heels of signing several large contracts for solar, The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently established a feed-in tariff program to source...
View ArticleAnother one for the books – our 2014 annual report
2014 was a year of tremendous growth for solar across the country – and Vote Solar grew with it. We invite you to take a look at our 2014 annual report and recount the many victories with us. When you...
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