- What is NEM 3.0 and How Will it Impact California Solar Owners in 2024?
Following years of policy skirmishes, revisions, and a mad dash to grandfather systems into the previous net metering plan, a new solar billing structure — known as NEM 3.0 — is in effect for California’s three investor-owned utilities.
NEM 3.0 features a 75% reduction in export rates (the value of excess electricity pushed onto the grid ...
- City of San Diego revised roof access, and ridge setbacks for residential roof solar installations
In 2017 the city of San Diego revised their policy regarding the access and pathways for residential roof solar installations. The city will be approving installations with pv arrays placed all the way up at the ridge when the other side of the ridge has 3′ clear pathway across the roof. See below illustrations that ...
- Roof Fire Setbacks and pathways for Residential Solar PV Systems
According to Cal Fire’s Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines below are illustrations of currently enforced fire setbacks/pathways for residential solar system installations. Any roof with pitch equal or less than 2 in 12 (9.46 degrees) doesn’t require any setbacks/pathways.
Full text of the California Residential Code regarding the access and pathways for residential – single and two ...