California developers and policymakers are aghast over CPUC’s latest decision, which may significantly stunt community solar growth.

The program peaked at 32 MW from 8,500 solar-plus-storage residential systems and helped power the grid during the summer and fall of 2023.

The battery is comprised of three base IQ Battery 3 storage units, has a total usable energy capacity of 10.08 kWh and 12 embedded grid-forming microinverters with 3.84 kW power rating.

California is suffering its worst fire season ever, with over 4 million acres burned this year alone. In EBCE’s service area, PG&E is continuing to implement Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events, proactively shutting off power to thousands of customers to prevent accidental wildfires. While power shutoff events may reduce community risk to wildfires they can also deeply impact residents