The commission issued a 92-page handbook to guide California’s investor-owned utilities, customers, contractors, and solar equipment
sellers through the rules for installing and operating solar-photovoltaic projects.
sellers through the rules for installing and operating solar-photovoltaic projects.
The state’s goal is to install 1 million rooftop solar panels on homes, businesses, farms, schools and public buildings over the next
10 years to produce 3,000 megawatts of electricity — the equivalent of six large power plants.
10 years to produce 3,000 megawatts of electricity — the equivalent of six large power plants.
The program has a budget of $2.2 billion that will pay incentives for solar projects beginning on January 1, 2007.
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