Organizations & Community Leaders in Support of Streamlined Solar for the People of LA County and Orange County
Dear Mayors, City Council Members, and County Supervisors:
On behalf of my organization, I write to express our strong support for the City Council to pass a resolution to adopt SolarAPP+, which will allow for the increased and rapid installation of rooftop solar systems and solar batteries. Installing solar panels and solar batteries protects the environment, reduces electricity bills, helps keep the lights on during extreme weather events, and spurs local economic development.
SolarAPP+ (Solar Automated Permitting Platform) is software that automates and standardizes the process for issuing permits for common residential rooftop solar systems and solar batteries. SolarAPP+ was developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in collaboration with building safety and industry stakeholders. It is free for all permitting offices and easy to use. Solar APP+ asks the contractor a series of questions to verify the solar system's design is up to code, and then issues a permit automatically for installation to begin. The California Energy Commission launched a program in June, 2022, that provides incentives to municipalities to adopt SolarAPP+.
By adopting SolarAPP+, homes can go solar faster and the cost of solar can be lowered by thousands of dollars, resulting in more homes making the investment.
For these reasons, we hope you will adopt SolarAPP+ as soon as possible.
Thank you,
BEACH GRAY Long Beacharca
LONG NTHERS
Long Beach Community Table
Peace Netionk
Growing Sustainable Community
with Compassion and Dignity
Western
Watersheds IREC
Project
Basin and Range Watch
ENVIRONMENT SOCAL
CALIFORNIA XIS STUDIOS
solardesign
Maximum Solar
Properties
CALIFORNIA Solar Powerful
CLIMATE
VOTERS
SURFRIDER
FOUNDATION,
OIL GAS
COMMUNITY ENERGY Action Network
The Chamber L Citizens' Climate Lobby
Solar Energy Partners
CRATIC CELE
BeniSot
Small World Strategy
Research in the Public Interest
AWS SOLAR
ZEN SOLAR
CALIFORNIANS
FOR DBL PARTNERS
WESTERN DOUBLE BOTTOM LINE VENTURE CAPITAL
WILDERNESS
the GRID
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long beach ALTERNATIVES
BREATHE Greater Los Angeles
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MOJAVE
DESERT
LAND
TRUST
Eco
VOTE SOLAR Chicos
TreePeople
N GUA
VIBE
O L R
DESTINATION LANCASTER CA
GHA
Green Workers Alliance
OBVIOUS
LA County and Orange County Signers to Date:
Long Beach Gray Panthers Karen Reside, President
Long Beach Community Table Kristen Cox, Executive Director Long Beach Area Peace Network Marshall Blesofsky, Steering Committee Chair Western Watersheds Project Laura Cunningham, California Director Basin and Range Watch Kevin Emmerich, Co-founder
Center for Biological Diversity Gaby Sarri-Tobar, Energy Justice Campaigner Interstate Renewable Energy Council Larry Sherwood, CEO Environment California Laura Deehan, State Director
Surfrider Foundation Pete Stauffer, Ocean Protection Manager California Climate Voters Micah Perlin, Director
Let's Green CA! Heidi Harmon, Senior Public Affairs Director Oil and Gas Action Network Matt, Leonard Director
Center For Community Energy Jose Torre-Bueno, Executive Director UU Church of Palo Alto Bill Hilton, Co-Chair, Green Sanctuary Committee BeniSol, LLC Sven Thesen, Founder
Small World Strategy Steve, Askin Founder and Research Director Axis Solar Design Robert Price, Owner
Solar Energy Partners Dan Herman, Assistant District Manager (OC) SoCal Studios Dan Herman, Consultant
Maximum Solar Properties Tanya Neustice, Owner
AWS Solar Frank Muntean, Project Manager
Sunrun (Greater LA) Eric Curtis, Permit Manager
Sunrun (Southern CA) Brandon Dreessen, Regional Permit Manager Citizens' Climate Lobby OC Central Chapter Tomas Castro, Group Leader Democratic Club of West Orange County Eric Lever, Vice-president OC Climate Coalition Vista Shakiba, Dr.
Environmental Club at Saddleback College Erin Miller, Adviser CityHeART Paige Pelonis, Executive Director
Zen Solar Edward Johnson, Owner
Californians for Western Wilderness Michael J. Painter, Coordinator DBL Partners Nancy Pfund, Founder and Managing Partner
Breathe Southern California Marc Carrel, President & CEO The LGBTQ Center Long Beach Carlos Torres, Executive Director GRID Alternatives-Greater Los Angeles Stella Ursua, Senior Programs & Partnerships Manager Vote Solar Stephanie Doyle, Regulatory Director
Mojave Desert Land Trust Kelly Herbinson/Cody Hanford, Joint Exec. Directors TreePeople Heather Turpin, Community Organizer
Citizens' Climate Lobby, Santa Clarita chapter Cher Gilmore, Group Leader Eco Chicos Environmental Club Dennis Yong, Advisor
Antelope Valley Dust Control Group Julie Schuder, Operations Manager Cafe Con Leche Radio Lilia Galindo, CEO
Vibe Solar Xiomara Roman-Torres, President
Community Coalition of the Antelope Valley Eric Olhsen, Executive Director Green Workers Alliance Matthew Mayers, Executive Director Destination Lancaster Mark Hemstreet, Executive Director Obvious Ventures Andrew Beebe, Managing Director