Solar legislation opposed by California utilities

California legislators are poised to vote this week on a pair of bills that would help renters and low-income communities go solar.

But the bills have encountered stiff resistance from some utility companies, which call them unnecessary and expensive.

While California homeowners have been installing solar systems on their rooftops at a rapid clip, renters don’t have that option. So one of the bills, SB843, would allow renters to buy electricity from solar systems located elsewhere.

By David R. Baker

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