From: Genette Foster
To: Jones, Justin; Hampton, Tyron; Rick Cole; Lyon, Jason Cc: Reyes, David; Gao, Beilei; cityclerk
Subject: MSC 08.26.25 Item #3
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 9:43:06 AM
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To: Municipal Services Committee
PWP’s commitment to new solar generation by private property owners and its willingness to increase the size and capacity for new rooftop solar installations will help Pasadena achieve its goal of 50 to 100 MW of locally generated solar power by 2030.
To accommodate new household energy requirements, solar system sizing must allow up to 200% of customers’ annual usage.
A single Electric Vehicle adds about 3,000-4,200 kWh of annual demand which would increase power consumption by 50-70% for a household using 500 kWh/month.
Proposed new requirements would add unnecessary cost and complexity to the solar application process.
A customer affidavit demonstrating plans for electrification expansion within the next five years would be intimidating as well as needlessly vague and complex.
A second proposed requirement to install battery storage of equal or greater capacity to the solar system would increase customer cost for solar by 50-100%.
Instead of mandating
battery storage with residential solar, PWP should continue to install utility-scale batteries.
December 31, 2025 is the new deadline to qualify for 30% federal tax credits on rooftop solar expenditures.
With only four months left, PWP must act now to maximize credits and allow its customers to meet this deadline.
The Municipal Services Committee should recommend:
1. that PWP’s solar application process be streamlined,
2. That no new requirements be added to the application process, and
3. That solar system size be increased to 200% of annual usage.
Sincerely,
Genette Foster CD2
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From: Donna Sider
To: Gao, Beilei
Subject: MSC Agenda item 3
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 10:09:44 AM
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Members,
As a solar owner since 2006,I support
Pasadena 100 and the growth of local solar as part of
our city plan to transition to 100% carbon free electric power by 2030.
Sincerely,
Donna Sider
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From: heidrun mumper-drumm
To: Gao, Beilei
Subject: Kudos to PWP support of Roof top solar and battery back-up Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 10:43:51 AM
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Dear PWP -
I was so very pleased to read that Pasadena Water & Power understands the tremendous value of solar rooftop capacity for the future of Pasadena. Citizens benefit from this clean source of energy, as does the State and Nation.
In addition, PWP is doing its part in preventing climate changing pollution.
The PWP guidelines for capacity and battery back-up also has my support. On a personal note, my husband and I would not have been able to install a rooftop solar array if we had not been able to replace the entire old roof with a solar tile. Our roof replacement also produces electricity…enough to warrant investment in battery storage. We power our home when the sun shines, and we store energy for when it doesn’t. Had PWP limited rooftop solar, we would not have replaced our old roof with an energy producing roof…nor would we have swapped out our gasoline- powered cars for 2 EVs.
This is not the time to limit solar installations. This is the time to encourage homeowner investment in solar.
Best, Heidrun Mumper-Drumm
From: Chad Edwards
To: Gao, Beilei
Subject: Residential Solar Installation Size Restriction Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 11:39:31 AM
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I am unable to attend today’s City Council meeting where the MSC will address the issue of size restrictions on residential solar panel installations, but wanted to share my views on this important issue.
The prior policy of limiting size to 100% of the prior year of usage was very shortsighted and did not reflect the notion that solar installations would often be accompanied by significant electrification upgrades (e.g., EV cars, heat pumps, electric appliances) which would increase the electric power needs (while reducing fossil fuel use.) I am glad to hear that PWP has proposed increasing this to 150%. However, I would like to urge that that limit be further increased to a minimum of 170% or more, as full electrification within a household can easily exceed the 150% limit. In addition, it is in the City’s interest to maximize rooftop solar resources, in the interest of achieving 100% carbon-free electric power by 2030, a goal I strongly support.
Thank you for your consideration.
Chad Edwards