The Alliance for Solar Choice

Green Power Solar Grant Awarded to Samish Indian Nation

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Monday, July 11, 2022

ANACORTES, Wash., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the Puget Sound Energy (PSE)'s efforts to support organizations that serve families and individuals in the community, they have awarded over $900,000 in total grant funding through their Green Power and Solar Choice programs. Samish Indian Nation is proud to be a recipient of this round's competitive funding.

Key Points: 
  • Puget Sound Energy is funding a solar installation project to support the Samish Indian Nation's efforts in accessible clean energy.
  • Samish Indian Nation is proud to be a recipient of this round's competitive funding.
  • "This solar array is important to our goals of reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our Nation's climate change resiliency plans," said Samish Indian Nation Chairman, Tom Wooten.
  • The Green Power Solar Grant, funded by PSE's Green Power and Solar Choice customers, brings local solar projects to PSE's electric service area while providing support to grant recipients through lower utility bills for low-income or Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and the organizations that serve them.

New Poll Shows Utility Efforts to Roll Back Net Metering Are Very Unpopular with California Voters

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --A new poll released today by the California Solar and Storage Association and the Solar Rights Alliance shows utility company efforts to roll back net metering are highly unpopular among California voters.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --A new poll released today by the California Solar and Storage Association and the Solar Rights Alliance shows utility company efforts to roll back net metering are highly unpopular among California voters.
  • Instead, the poll showed strong support for net metering across parties, and a bipartisan desire for California leaders to do more to encourage the growth of rooftop solar power.
  • Voters want California to expand and encourage rooftop solar, not allow utilities to undermine consumer choice.
  • A super-majority of 80 percent of voters across parties support net metering when provided a neutral statement on the program.

Sunrun Launches One Of The First Home Battery Virtual Power Plants In U.S.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Families with Sunruns Brightbox rechargeable solar battery systems will also have access to reliable backup power to keep their lights on and food fresh during outage events.

Key Points: 
  • Families with Sunruns Brightbox rechargeable solar battery systems will also have access to reliable backup power to keep their lights on and food fresh during outage events.
  • The partnership between Sunrun and SCE will demonstrate how residential rooftop solar and batteries support Californias ongoing transition to clean, reliable, locally-generated electricity.
  • The Virtual Power Plant will help us understand how home battery systems can perform similar to single large capacity energy sources to benefit all customers.
  • Virtual power plants are being increasingly embraced as technology evolves and utilities and grid operators see the value afforded to the electricity system by residential solar and battery storage.