AB 1139 was placed in an “inactive” status last week because it did not receive the votes needed to pass the State Assembly. [received from SunPower]
Valued SunPower Customer,
In a huge victory for solar customers like you, AB 1139 was placed in an “inactive” status last week because it did not receive the votes needed to pass the State Assembly. This win couldn’t have happened without the support of customers like you voicing your objections and advocating for the protection of solar and clean energy in California. Thank you to all who made calls, posted on social media and sent emails to your representatives. Your work was invaluable to the success of this bill’s defeat.
Below is a list of legislators and how they voted on this bill – a “Yes” vote signaling that the legislator was in favor of raising the cost of solar energy for customers like you – and a “No” or “Abstain” signaling that they stood with solar customers to keep rates low and protect California’s green energy future.
If your representative voted No or Abstained, we encourage you to reach out with a message of thanks, by phoning their office. We offer the following as a suggested message: “Thank you for abstaining [or voting no on] AB 1139, the utility profit grab bill. You stood with solar customers like me and helped protect California’s green energy future.”
It is very important to note that rooftop solar is still threatened. As we speak, the utilities are lobbying state officials at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to destroy the major financial benefits of rooftop solar. The utilities are pushing the CPUC to hit new solar users with monthly fees of $70 on average and slash the net metering credit for sharing excess solar energy with the grid.
To make sure we continue defending solar at the CPUC – and wherever solar needs defending – SunPower encourages you to sign up with the Solar Rights Alliance. Solar Rights Alliance is the non-profit association of California solar users. They defend yours and everyone’s right to make energy from the sun and will alert you when there is a threat or opportunity to engage on solar issues. Sign up by visiting https://solarrights.org/signupsunpower.
Voted Yes on AB 1139 (in favor of raising the cost of solar energy for customers like you)
Assembly members Arambula, Bryan, Burke, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chau, Cooper, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Lorena Gonzalez, Gray, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Medina, O’Donnell, Quirk, Ramos, Reyes, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Stone, Ting, Villapudua, Rendon
Voted No on AB 1139 (stood with solar customers to keep rates low and protect California’s green energy future)
Assembly members Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Choi, Cooley, Cunningham, Daly, Davies, Friedman, Gallagher, Irwin, Kiley, Lackey, Lee, Levine, Maienschein, Mathis, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Seyarto, Smith, Valladares, Voepel, Ward, Wicks
Abstained on AB 1139 (stood with solar customers to keep rates low and protect California’s green energy future) Assembly members Aguiar-Curry, Bigelow, Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Chen, Chiu, Megan Dahle, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Gabriel, Gipson, Grayson, Kalra, Low, Mayes, McCarty, Mullin, Nazarian, Patterson, Luz Rivas, Blanca Rubio, Waldron, Akilah Weber, Wood To find your Assembly representative, enter your address here: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/.
Thank you for being a valued solar customer and advocate.
It would be interesting to look into the Campaign Contributions for all those voting to abstain to see if they are being supported by any in the POWER INDUSTRY.