California Assembly passes FiT bill for disadvantaged communities

On May 30th, 2012 the California Assembly passed a bill to create a feed-in tariff (FiT) system specifically for disadvantaged communities in the state. The bill still needs the approval of the California Senate and California Governor Jerry Brown to become law.

AB 1990, the "Solar for All" bill, would create a FiT system with a project size cap of 500 kW, minimum 20-year contracts, and program cap of 375 MW by 2020. A number of program details, including rates, will be determined by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and local utilities.

California bill seeks social justice through renewable energy

In recent years, California has been at the forefront of embracing clean tech and implementing legislation focused on sustainability. The state has pursued an aggressive agenda when it comes to going “green”. Most notably the passage of both California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which aims to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and a more recent 2011 state law that sets a 33 percent renewable portfolio standard for utility companies by 2020.