Commentary: Here is one way California can end its rooftop solar wars

California needs to accelerate rooftop solar deployment, not constrain it. Yet the California Public Utilities Commission cut solar incentives for homes and businesses drastically in April 2023.

The CPUC’s actions have caused rooftop solar installations to crater, hampering the state’s climate progress. Since April, installations have dropped by about 80% and an estimated 17,000 installers have lost their. Because California has long been a leader in rooftop solar policy, the commission’s decisions may be imperiling rooftop solar elsewhere: Last month,