Congress is close to making some important investments to help working people get rooftop solar & batteries. And @californiaPUC might undermine this gift by passing a #SolarTax and other changes that block working people from getting solar. #SaveSolar
This is crazy! And it's only happening because of the political power that @PGE4ME @SDGE @SCE have over the California state government. #SaveSolar
It's a fact: The @PGE4me supported Solar Tax of $300-$700/year + 80% cut to net metering that @californiaPUC is considering would destroy California's solar market even if Congress passes their plan. #SaveSolar
We’ve seen this happen before. In 2015, after the federal tax credit was extended, the Nevada Public Utilities Commission made the same changes currently being considered by @californiaPUC. The NV solar market collapsed and did not recover until the state reversed its decision.
So as Congress (and Joe Manchin) close in on boosting support for rooftop solar, the supposedly green state of California might thumb its nose and collapse the rooftop solar market because that's what @PGE4ME wants. #SaveSolar
And if California's rooftop solar market collapses, the state has zero chance of hitting its much-ballyhooed climate change goals. That's according to the state itself - both the Energy Commission and CARB. #SaveSolar
There's one person who can correct this potential climate change train wreck: @GavinNewsom. He has to say NO to the #SolarTax, NO to deep cuts to the net metering credit and NO to @PGE4ME and YES to more local clean energy for everyone. #SaveSolar

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