Solar panels on the rooftop of a home in Southern California. Courtesy LA Solar Group
In San Diego, sunshine is the answer. It drives healthy living, tourism and it should power our lightbulbs day and night.
A proposed update to the state’s rooftop solar program, referred to as net energy metering, will help make solar the clean energy source for all hours of the day. The California Public Utilities Commission will consider the update Thursday and the incentives for new solar with batteries are deserving of the commission’s support.
The state’s current policy incentivizes homeowners to make solar power during the day, doing little to address when the state burns fossil fuels in the evening to power lights, appliances and televisions. The current policy has been a success, making San Diego one of the top three cities in the country when it comes to rooftop…