White paper on how rooftop solar is really a benefit to all ratepayers

Policy makers wanting to address California’s affordability crisis should reject the utility’s so-called “solar cost shift” and instead partner with consumers who have helped save all ratepayers $1.5 billion in 2024 alone by investing in rooftop solar. The state should prioritize these resources that simultaneously reduce carbon, increase resiliency, and minimize grid spending. This realignment of energy priorities away from what works for investor-owned utilities – spending more on the grid – and toward what works for consumers – spending less – is particularly important in the face of increased electricity consumption due to electrification. More rooftop solar is needed, not less, to control costs for all ratepayers and meet the state’s clean energy goals.