California Policy Changes for Businesses Considering Solar in 2024
California Policy Changes for Businesses Considering Solar in 2024 Changing programs and policies in 2024 could potentially impact California businesses considering commercial solar and energy storage systems. These changes include the CEC requiring solar + storage in the updated building code, increased air quality management controls for warehouses, new prevailing wage requirements for California IOU […]
How to Claim the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for Businesses
How to Claim the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for Businesses The Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) has been key to how businesses access sustainable property improvements like commercial solar and energy storage. In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act added another 10 years of the 30% tax credit and more opportunities to increase the value […]
Inflation Reduction Act Energy Community Tax Credit 10% Bonus for ITC
Inflation Reduction Act Energy Community Tax Credit 10% Bonus for ITC Defined in the updated guidelines for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), there is a bonus 10% available to those who take the solar investment tax credit and are within certain areas outlined in new energy community tax bonus guidelines. These energy communities are identified […]
Unaffected by NEM 3, California Businesses Paying Increasing Municipal Electricity Rates
California Businesses Paying Increasing Municipal Electricity Rates While Unaffected by NEM 3 Many electric load-serving entities, like municipal utility providers, are unaffected by the sweeping changes of NEM 3 implemented by the CPUC for California’s Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) – but they still continue to pay constantly increasing electricity rates. Dynamic energy solutions like commercial […]
Rising Electricity Costs for California Businesses in 2023
Rising Electricity Costs for California Businesses in 2023 In 2023, the cost of electricity in California for businesses is rapidly increasing; however, commercial, agricultural, and industrial properties can fight these rising costs sustainably with commercial solar, energy storage and other facility-specific solutions. Our team conducted an in-depth study on various businesses across California to track […]
CEC Energy Code To Require Solar + Storage In 2023
CEC Energy Code To Require Solar + Storage In 2023 In 2023, California became the first state to require both solar PV and energy storage systems on all new and some retrofit commercial buildings, as the California Energy Commission (CEC) updated their 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. This solar panel mandate comes into effect on […]
New NEM 3 / Net Billing Rules for California Investor-Owned Utility Customers
New Net Billing Rules for California Investor-Owned Utility Customers https://vimeo.com/785254581 After a long battle between California’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and the solar industry, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has unanimously voted (5-0 pass) to drastically reduce the value of solar energy exported to the grid through new NEM 3 aka “net billing” rules built […]
How Businesses Use ESG Values To Reduce Operating Costs
How Businesses Use ESG Values To Reduce Operating Costs https://vimeo.com/777061617 Corporate environmental, social and governance propositions have grown alongside the looming threat of climate change as California businesses are reducing operating costs by implementing ESG values. Through the efficient combination of solar PV modules paired with energy storage systems to support on-site EV charging stations, […]
Solutions for Warehouses Facing SCAQMD ISR 2305
Solutions for California Warehouses Facing SCAQMD ISR 2305 South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Indirect Source Rule 2305 In 2021, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) introduced the new Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (ISR). WAIRE Program Rule 2305 has Southern California warehouse owners and operators adapting to costly new regulations aimed at offsetting […]
New & Upcoming Changes to Solar Policy in California
New & Upcoming Changes to Solar Policy in California Legislative policy catalyzes the solar industry in the United States, the new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) attempts make solar more affordable for businesses but California has upcoming changes to programs and policies that may work against that progress. Existing programs like Net Energy Metering, VNEM, NEMA […]
