From: Robert Nolty
To: Gao, Beilei
Subject: Rooftop Solar
Date: Monday, April 7, 2025 9:47:43 PM
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Last week CAISO (and all the other ISOs) testified before Congress that they are in danger of being unable to meet demand, due to rapidly rising demand and fossil fuel plants retiring. If we can't count on CAISO, going forward, resilient communities will be those who generate much of their own energy. Plus in Pasadena we have the problem of inadequate capacity to import (Goodrich interconnection). The time has come for Pasadena Water and Power to make a massive push for rooftop solar and home storage. We probably need time-of-use rates to incentivize it. Let's make it profitable for everyone (residential and business) to add rooftop solar, and make it free for the lowest-income customers. Having customers use their own money to build the generation infrastructure we need is a no-brainer.
Bob Nolty, homeowner
Ultimately, the grid operators delivered a stark warning: unless structural grid challenges are resolved soon, they could jeopardize major national priorities-from economic growth to transportation electrification and leadership in AI and data infrastructure. “Without significant and collaborative action,” said SPP’s Nickell, “grid operators, utilities, and infrastructure developers will find it increasingly difficult to keep pace with consumers’ future electricity needs.”