This is great news!!! One step closer to the 10,000 solar roofs!!

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From Wade Crowfoot at the mayors office:

Excellent news on the solar front:

The full solar rebate program that we all have been working to pass was approved by the Board of Supervisors today at first reading.  This is a huge accomplishment, and one that comes thanks to the tireless advocacy of so many of you.  Assessor Ting deserves enormous credit for convening the Solar Taskforce that came up with the idea and for his steadfast leadership throughout.  As well as so many indivduals who called and emailed Supervisors in the last several days.

Supervisor Dufty led the effort to pass the full program at the Board meeting and other Supervisors voting yes included Supervisors, Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Elsbernd, Maxwell, and Sandoval .  (Supervisors voting against the solar program were Supervisors Daly, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi and Peskin.)

In order for the ten-year program to become law, the Board must approve the program at a second and final reading at next week’s Supervisor’s meeting.  (While legislation authored by Supervisor McGoldrick to disallow rebates was defeated, a competing scaled-down program proposed by Supervisor Mirkarimi will also be considered at next week’s meeting.)  We are so close to achieving the full program, and just need our votes to hold.  If we pass the legislation at second reading next week, the rebate program can likely begin within a month.

In the next day, please take an opportunity to thank those Supervisors who voted to support the full solar rebate program and tell them how much this means to the issue of renewable energy.  This will be critical to ensuring a positive vote next week.

Thanks much,
Wade