A short update on the campaign for the California Million Solar Roofs program: Vote Solar has been working with our partner organizations to launch a public outreach campaign to support the passage of the Million Solar Roofs program at the Public Utilities Commission. We’ve had an unprecedented number of groups turn their members loose on the PUC, and it’s making history. In the last two months, more than 43,000 people have now contacted the CPUC in support of passing the Million Solar Roofs program. This is the highest number of public comments that the CPUC has ever received on any issue they have considered, including the California energy crisis.

It's making a difference. On November 15, Administrative Law Judge Kim Malcolm issued an interim decision to increase solar funding to $300 million for next year, the largest it has ever been, and the rebate will be set at $2.80/watt. This is expected to be approved after the 30 day public comment period. On December 13, the PUC is expected to release its proposed decision to create the full ten year, $3 billion solar solar incentive program. If it is passed in January, this will be the second largest solar program in the world, after Germany’s.