Solar Energy means local jobs, local energy and it's clean!
Please join and sign the petition to ensure its future.
This is huge. Through the first three months of 2016, more solar came online than natural gas, coal, and nuclear combined. In that time, solar made up a whopping 64 percent of all new energy added.1
Sign the petition to ensure solar continues to shine.
Unfortunately, solar's success has earned it some formidable foes. Utilities all over the country are trying to throw roadblocks at rooftop solar -- lobbying to do away with pro-solar policies like net metering and impose fees specifically on solar customers.
And in some places, they've succeeded. The most striking example is Nevada, where utility attacks sent the solar industry packing in the country's sunniest state.2 We need to send a strong message to our state regulators that this type of attack is not acceptable.
Add your voice to fight back against utility attacks on solar.
From beating out natural gas for the first time in 2015 to crossing 1 million installations earlier this year, solar energy is booming beyond many expectations.3, 4 We also know that when all factors are taken into account, more rooftop solar is a net benefit for everyone, not just solar customers.5
The future of solar is in the balance. If we are serious about avoiding the worst impacts of global warming and curbing pollution from fossil fuels, we cannot afford to take a step backward.
State regulators play a critical role in the future of rooftop solar. Join our call today asking them to keep solar moving forward, not backward.
Together, we can achieve a clean energy future.
Rob Sargent
Energy Program Director
1. Christian Roselund, "Solar dominates new U.S. power generation in Q1 2016," pv magazine, June 9, 2016.
2. Julia Pyper, "Nevada Regulators Eliminate Retail Rate Net Metering for New and Existing Solar Customers," Greentech Media, December 23, 2016.
3. Katie Fehrenbacher, "Wow: The U.S. Built More Solar Than Natural Gas Last Year," Fortune, February 22, 2016.
4. Julia Pyper, "The US Solar Market is Now 1 Million Installations Strong," Greentech Media, April 21, 2016.
5. Mark Muro and Devashree Saha, "Rooftop solar: Net metering is a net benefit," Brookings, May 23, 2016.
Sign the petition to ensure solar continues to shine.
Unfortunately, solar's success has earned it some formidable foes. Utilities all over the country are trying to throw roadblocks at rooftop solar -- lobbying to do away with pro-solar policies like net metering and impose fees specifically on solar customers.
And in some places, they've succeeded. The most striking example is Nevada, where utility attacks sent the solar industry packing in the country's sunniest state.2 We need to send a strong message to our state regulators that this type of attack is not acceptable.
Add your voice to fight back against utility attacks on solar.
From beating out natural gas for the first time in 2015 to crossing 1 million installations earlier this year, solar energy is booming beyond many expectations.3, 4 We also know that when all factors are taken into account, more rooftop solar is a net benefit for everyone, not just solar customers.5
The future of solar is in the balance. If we are serious about avoiding the worst impacts of global warming and curbing pollution from fossil fuels, we cannot afford to take a step backward.
State regulators play a critical role in the future of rooftop solar. Join our call today asking them to keep solar moving forward, not backward.
Together, we can achieve a clean energy future.
Rob Sargent
Energy Program Director
1. Christian Roselund, "Solar dominates new U.S. power generation in Q1 2016," pv magazine, June 9, 2016.
2. Julia Pyper, "Nevada Regulators Eliminate Retail Rate Net Metering for New and Existing Solar Customers," Greentech Media, December 23, 2016.
3. Katie Fehrenbacher, "Wow: The U.S. Built More Solar Than Natural Gas Last Year," Fortune, February 22, 2016.
4. Julia Pyper, "The US Solar Market is Now 1 Million Installations Strong," Greentech Media, April 21, 2016.
5. Mark Muro and Devashree Saha, "Rooftop solar: Net metering is a net benefit," Brookings, May 23, 2016.
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