To B or not to B
Posted by Adam On March 3, Angelenos will be asked to vote on Measure B, a ballot measure that would enable the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to develop 400 MW of solar on land and rooftops...
View ArticleGoing forward in LA
Despite rumors to the contrary, solar is not dead in LA. Not only is the outcome of Measure B still undecided, but Measure B is only a third of the larger LA solar plan. And, frankly, the vote is...
View ArticleAngelenos, LADWP wants input
When’s the last time your utility asked you how much solar energy you want? In the wake of the defeat of Measure B, the City Council recommended that Los Angeles Department of Water and Power try again...
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LA to become the biggest US city with a feed-in tariff
It’s a no-brainer that sunny Los Angeles should be a solar leader, but the city’s utility has historically been very reliant on coal-fired power from neighboring states. However, LA is making new...
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Poll: Angelenos Want More Local Solar Power. LOTS More.
Los Angeles voters of all political persuasions want more local solar powering their city; in fact they want lots more. So says a new poll on L.A. attitudes toward renewable energy conducted by the...
View ArticleLA’s new solar program launches
Late this week, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power got right down to business and began accepting applications for the demonstration program portion of its new feed-in tariff. (See our...
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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 ArticlePermitting Adds Unnecessary Cost to Solar in LA County
As any installer dealing with the headaches of antiquated permitting practices will tell you, these local rules have a significant impact on the cost and time of going solar. Today with our partners...
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