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Welcome to Solar Freedom, the podcast where we help you defend the freedom and independence of rooftop solar with our hosts from the Solar Rights Alliance: Dave Rosenfeld, Executive Director, and Cailey Underhill, Advocacy and Development Director. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

We give you the tools to fight for your consumer rights against the red alert bill AB 942:

https://solarrights.org/dontbreakthecontract-action/

AB 942, authored by a former utility executive, narrowly passed the State Assembly after legislators bent the rules to ram the bill through. The bill was weakened by amendments, but not killed. The fight is still on, and opposition has continued to mount: powerful organizations have joined us in opposing AB 942, such as the Western Center on Law and Poverty, the California Association of Realtors, the state's largest home builders.

Now, AB 942 heads to its first committee vote in the State Senate. Dave and Cailey are joined by the San Francisco-based lawyer, regulatory expert, and a former president of the California Public Utilities Commission, Loretta Lynch. They discuss how the monopoly utilities in California captured the state’s regulators, and what we can do to put the power back in our hands.

This is the time to call your state Senator and ask them to vote NO on AB 942 as amended! Then share this message with three friends, or a thousand. 

KEY MOMENTS:

Update on the bill that would break 2 million solar contracts: 1:02

Loretta Lynch, former CPUC President: 10:49

Solar Hero Rob: 30:06

Solar Voices, the story of how solar saved Richard’s life: 34:13

Tools to take action: 32:18

"Instead of the regulator taking a sharp pencil to the utility claimed costs, they actually rubber stamp those costs without even looking at them." - Loretta Lynch

TRANSCRIPT:

https://bit.ly/SolarRightsAlliancePodcast-Episode4Transcript

GET THE FULL STORY:

Solar Freedom, Episode 1: 

https://bit.ly/SolarRightsAlliancePodcast-Episode1

Solar Freedom, Episode 2:

https://bit.ly/SolarRightsAlliancePodcast-Episode2

Solar Freedom, Episode 3:

https://bit.ly/SolarRightsAlliancePodcast-Episode3

See how your Assemblymember voted on your solar contract:

https://bit.ly/howyourassemblymembervoted-AB942

MORE BACKGROUND:

The solar contract and California’s guarantee:

https://solarrights.org/blog/2025/03/15/why-your-solar-investment-is-protected-and-should-remain-that-way/

The utilities and their allies spent more than $1 billion influencing politicians, nonprofits, academia, and more:

https://solarrights.org/blog/2024/11/13/utilitypayments/

Learn more about the utility lies about rooftop solar:

https://solarrights.org/cost-shift/

We’d love to hear your stories and questions! 

Give us a call at 619-292-8740, and let us know in your voicemail that you’re calling for the podcast. We’ll select questions and stories to play on the air for each episode! 

Welcome to the Solar Rights Alliance Podcast, where we help you defend the freedom and independence of rooftop solar with our hosts: Dave Rosenfeld, Executive Director, and Cailey Underhill, Advocacy and Development Director. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

We give you the tools to fight for your consumer rights against the red alert bill AB 942:

https://solarrights.org/dontbreakthecontract-action/

AB 942, authored by a former utility executive, narrowly passed its first committee by a 10-8 vote. The bill was weakened by amendments, but not killed. The fight is still one, and opposition has continued to mount: powerful organizations have joined us in opposing AB 942, such as the CA Association of Realtors and the state's largest home builders.

Now, AB 942 heads to the full Assembly floor for a vote, and legislators are trying to rush the bill through. Dave and Cailey are joined by the President of Consumer Watchdog, Jamie Court, to discuss the amended version of the bill, and how individuals can fight for their consumer rights. 

Now is the time to call your state Assemblymember and ask them to vote NO on AB 942 as amended! Then share this message with three friends, or a thousand. 

KEY MOMENTS:

Update on the bill that would break 2 million solar contracts: 2:27

Jamie Court, Consumer Watchdog: 13:47

Solar Hero Yvette: 31:52

Tools to take action: 32:57

"It's the most natural source of energy. It's the cheapest source, and they don't want it because they can't make money off of it. And so that self-interest is like, it's so obvious to me. It's just this cross pollination, this revolving door that breeds unbelievable corruption." - Jamie Court (24:50)

TRANSCRIPT:

https://bit.ly/SolarRightsAlliancePodcast-Episode3Transcript

GET THE FULL STORY:

Solar Rights Alliance Podcast, Episode 1: 

https://bit.ly/SolarRightsAlliancePodcast-Episode1

Solar Rights Alliance Podcast, Episode 2:

https://bit.ly/SolarRightsAlliancePodcast-Episode2

MORE BACKGROUND:

The solar contract and California’s guarantee:

https://solarrights.org/blog/2025/03/15/why-your-solar-investment-is-protected-and-should-remain-that-way/

The utilities and their allies spent more than $1 billion influencing politicians, nonprofits, academia, and more:

https://solarrights.org/blog/2024/11/13/utilitypayments/

Learn more about the utility lies about rooftop solar:

https://solarrights.org/cost-shift/

Contact us with questions!

info@solarrights.org

Welcome to the Solar Rights Alliance Podcast, where we help you defend the freedom and independence of rooftop solar with our hosts: Dave Rosenfeld, Executive Director, and Cailey Underhill, Advocacy and Development Director. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

We give you the tools to fight back against the red alert bill AB 942:

https://solarrights.org/dontbreakthecontract-action/

The bill was authored by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon, a former Edison lobbyist, and it would break 2 million rooftop solar contracts. 

We chat with Bernadette Del Chiaro, Environmental Working Group’s California Senior Vice President, who explains that “rooftop solar is the no-brainer of the century,” and “never underestimate the power of consumers and everyday people to make change.”

Now is the time to fight back and defend rooftop solar in California. This is a red alert. Please send your state Assemblymember and Senator a message right now.

Then call their offices. Then share this message with three friends, or a thousand.

KEY MOMENTS:

20,000 solar users take action: 0:36

Bernadette Del Chiaro, Environmental Working Group: 3:20

Solar Hero, Lee: 26:07

Tools to take action: 27:41

FULL TRANSCRIPT:

https://bit.ly/SolarRightsAlliancePodcast-Episode2Transcript

Contact us with questions!

info@solarrights.org

Welcome to the Solar Rights Alliance Podcast, where we help you defend the freedom and independence of rooftop solar with our hosts: Dave Rosenfeld, Executive Director, and Cailey Underhill, Advocacy and Development Director. 

In this episode we hear from solar users around the state sounding the alarm about Governor Newsom's CPUC proposal to break your solar contract, slash your solar credit, and slap you with a solar tax. 

We explain how these changes would apply to ALL solar customers who signed up for solar before April 2023 (NEM1 and NEM2), and that our best chance of stopping this proposal is to make it Dead On Arrival in the State Legislature.

This is a red alert. Please send your state Assemblymember and Senator a message right now. Then call their offices. Then share this message with three friends, or a thousand. Here are all the tools you need for each action:

https://solarrights.org/dontbreakthecontract-action/

Full transcript of this podcast: https://bit.ly/SolarRightsAlliancePodcast-Episode1Transcript