Million Solar Roofs

In 2006, California made international news by passing the Million Solar Roofs Initiative (SB 1- Murray) and setting a goal of building a million solar energy systems across the state through the adoption of long-term rebates, net metering, and the beginnings of incorporating solar into new homes. The Million Solar Roofs Initiative was the catalyst for California's solar market and after 13 years, we reached this milestone in 2019. On December 12, 2019 we celebrated this milestone with former Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown along with a host of other policy makers, consumers, and solar allies in Clovis, CA at a high school that has a solar and storage system as well as a clean energy academy, educating the next generation of solar installers and designers.

Our white paper highlights just how effective the Million Solar Roofs Initiative was in bringing solar technologies to scale and creating jobs and clean air at the same time. CALSSA is joining with our allies to once again call for market transformational policies aimed at bringing solar-charged batteries to scale, much the same way we did with solar. Making the sun shine at night is a critical component of California’s clean energy future.