This month’s CACE call brought together powerful updates on the future of solar and energy justice in California. Members of the California Alliance for Community Energy and guest speakers shared timely insights on how legal, legislative, and local actions are shaping the path to a more affordable, equitable clean energy future.
Key topics included:
- Key solar-related bills moving through the legislature (featuring Cailey Underhill, Solar Rights Alliance)
- The latest on the Net Energy Metering (NEM) court case (with Loretta Lynch, Lawyer and former CPUC President)
- Public power efforts in San Diego and the push for local solar (from Bill Powers, Energy Engineer in San Diego)
- Community solar updates and on-the-ground lessons from California’s first small, multi-sited project (shared by Genaro Bugarin, Director at a Community Energy Coalition)
This discussion was especially relevant as communities continue to push for energy affordability, local control, and a more just clean energy future—while navigating rapid policy shifts across multiple fronts.
Speaker Bios
- Loretta Lynch – Lawyer and former CPUC President, providing legal insights into the NEM court case.
- Bill Powers – Energy Engineer in San Diego, sharing perspectives on public power and local solar advocacy.
- Genaro Bugarin – Director at the Energy Coalition, highlighting community solar updates and implementation lessons.
- Cailey Underhill – Advocacy & Development Director at the Solar Rights Alliance, discussing solar-related bills in the legislature.
A recording of this presentation is now available here. You can access all CACE videos at our YouTube channel, here.
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