Dive Summary:

• A new bill proposal would give California renters the ability to buy electricity from solar systems located away from their rental property.
• A second bill up for approval by California legislators would order the state’s utilities to buy electricity at a guaranteed price from solar systems in poor communities, thus creating an incentive for developers to install systems there.
• California’s two largest utilities – Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and Southern California Edison – have pushed hard against both bills, citing cost concerns and a “saturation point” of renewable energy in the area.

From the article:

California legislators are poised to vote this week on a pair of bills that would help renters and low-income communities go solar.

But the bills have encountered stiff resistance from some utility companies, which call them unnecessary and expensive. ...