With great fanfare, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that will require California’s utilities to draw at least 50 percent of their electricity from renewable sources — such as wind and solar — by 2030.
But, what few Californians may know, is what will not count against that requirement: the rooftop solar units they put on their homes, businesses, schools or other public buildings.
It’s a significant omission, and it looms in the background as Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and other major utilities try to reduce the monthly savings for future customers with solar panels and Congress drags its feet on extending a 30 percent solar tax credit that is set to expire at the end of 2016.
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