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.

An automated platform from NREL cuts an average of 12 business days from the rooftop solar permitting process.

Solar energy advocates reacted strongly to proposed changes to California’s net metering program. Residential solar developer Sunrun in its initial response appeared to frame a potential federal-level challenge to the proposal, which was issued December 13 and is scheduled for a January 27 vote. “The proposal includes a raft of complex changes which, if approved, would put rooftop solar far