Lege TREND. Solar Bill of Rights

State: California

Legislation: SB 288 (2019 | CA)

Who does SB 288, the Solar Bill of Rights apply to?

• homes
• schools
• businesses

What does the Solar Bill of Rights say?

• “the fundamental right to generate and store renewable energy and to reduce and shape their use of electricity obtained from the electrical grid, whether their facilities are off-grid or interconnected to the grid”

The opposition:

• state’s investor-owned utilities
• The Utility Reform Network consumer group

San Francisco Chronicle |  ‘Solar Bill of Rights’ advances in California Legislature