BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//198.199.98.90//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Occupy Oakland X-WR-CALDESC:#OccupyOakland X-FROM-URL:https://occupyoakland.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-69772@occupyoakland.org DTSTAMP:20240328T112929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Action CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:When the California Public Utilities Commission came out with a plan in December to make installing rooftop solar unaffordable\, our huge outcry forced them to back down. But their new proposal is pretty much t he same\, so we need to do it again (sigh). Details on the old and new p lans are here.\nThe plan would continue to impose a “solar tax” on custome rs with rooftop solar and slash the payments they get for electricity they generate — this time described in slightly different language and with a more gradual implementation schedule to make it seem more palatable.\nWhen they made the original proposal in December\, more than 150\,000 people s ubmitted comments to the CPUC and Gov. Newsom\, along with over 600 nonpro fits\, cities\, schools and elected officials and most major newspaper edi torial boards.\nWe need to rally again to save solar!\n***ASAP: Call Gover nor Newsom at 916-445-2841.\nHis office is open Monday-Friday from 9 to 5. Say your name and where you live\, and something personal. Here’s a sugg estion:\n“The CPUC’s latest rooftop solar announcement is a non-starter fo r me. California should not be taxing solar energy\, period. We need more solar\, not less. Please show leadership now.”\n \n***June 2\, 11 AM – 3 P M: Don’t Tax the Sun Rally – CPUC Offices\, 505 Van Ness\, San Francisco Look the CPUC in the eye and tell them what you think in person! Organi zers will kick it off with a rally on the steps of the CPUC\, and then hel p you sign up and speak directly to the CPUC. And\, of course\, refreshmen ts! RSVP\n \nCall the CPUC Public Comment Line\nDial remotely into the CPUC meeting on June 2nd to tell them to drop their latest Solar Tax. Sig n up here.\n82 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Another Push Needed to Save Solar\, Now URL:https://occupyoakland.org/event/another-push-needed-to-save-solar-now/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nWhen the Cali fornia Public Utilities Commission came out with a plan in December to mak e installing rooftop solar unaffordable\, our huge outcry forced them to b ack down. But their new proposal is pretty much the same\, so we need to do it again (sigh). Details on the old and new plans are here .
\nThe plan would continue to impose a “solar tax” on customers wit h rooftop solar and slash the payments they get for electricity they gener ate — this time described in slightly different language and with a more g radual implementation schedule to make it seem more palatable.
\nWhe n they made the original proposal in December\, more than 150\,000 people submitted comments to the CPUC and Gov. Newsom\, along with over 600 nonprofits\, cities\, schools and elected official s and most major newspaper editorial boards.
\nWe need to rally agai n to save solar!
\n***ASAP: Call Governor Newsom at 916-445-
2841.
\nHis office is open Monday-Friday from 9 to 5. Say yo
ur name and where you live\, and something personal. Here’s a suggestion:
“The CPUC’s latest rooftop solar announcement is a non-starte r for me. California should not be taxing solar energy\, period. We need m ore solar\, not less. Please show leadership now.”
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***June 2\, 11 AM – 3 PM: Don’t Tax the Sun Rally – CPUC Offices\, 505 Van Ness\, San Francisco Look the CPUC in the eye and tell them what you think in person! Organizers w ill kick it off with a rally on the steps of the CPUC\, and then help you sign up and speak directly to the CPUC. And\, of course\, refreshments! RSVP
\n\n
Call the CPUC
Public Comment Line
\nDial remotely into the CPUC meeting on June 2nd to tell the
m to drop their latest Solar Tax. Sign up here.