Lower electric bills

Local power that keeps the lights on.

California electric bills keep rising, and the power grid is overworked. Community solar + storage changes the equation and improves reliability. It lets residents subscribe to a local solar project and receive a credit on their utility bill, without having to own their own roof or on-site installation.

Californians can’t afford to wait for cheaper clean energy.

Communities need bill relief now. On average, community solar subscribers will save $200 a year compared to their current utility bills, and savings are even higher for low income households. All Californians deserve the option to save on their bills with local, affordable solar, including renters and those who can’t put solar on their roofs.

What Community Solar Actually Means for You

Before you scroll past another energy policy conversation, take a minute to see how community solar works, who it helps, and why it’s starting to matter to your monthly bill.

Solar, shared.

Community solar + storage means small projects on 20-30 acres of land keep the power local, with no need for big, expensive transmission lines. Farmers can host the facilities on unproductive or fallowed parcels of land, make enough money to keep the farm in the family, and help their neighbors lower their energy bills.

Three steps. No roof required.

Community solar + storage is designed to be simple to join, with no home installation and no ongoing equipment maintenance for subscribers.

Step 1:

A local community solar + storage project produces clean electricity.

Step 2:

Residents subscribe to a share of that project.

Step 3:

Subscribers receive credits on their utility bills tied to the energy produced.

September 11, 2026

UCLA study sheds light on California’s lack of community solar programs

California has more solar capacity than any other state, but residents can’t access solar power for themselves without installing their own panels. But an August study conducted by UCLA researchers found that California has failed to build a functioning community solar program, which would allow people to do just that.

September 9, 2026

Front-of-meter solar, storage could serve 32% of California’s 2032 peak load: study

A new analysis found untapped opportunity for 3,100 distribution-connected projects in the state’s three investor-owned utility territories.

Recent Press Releases

August 30, 2026

California Senate Passes AB 1813, Clearing the Way for the Nation’s Largest Community Solar Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2026 Contact: [email protected] Sacramento, CA — This evening, the California

August 13, 2026

California Community Solar and Storage Bill Passes Senate Appropriations, Heads to Senate Floor

The Community Renewable Energy Program Act (AB 1813, Ward), passed out of the California Senate

Bring more affordable solar choices to California.

Californians for Local Affordable Solar and Storage (CLASS) is working to lower electricity bills for families and small businesses, empower farmers and landowners to host community solar facilities and keep their farms in the family, while creating jobs and generating clean energy locally.