{"id":1212552,"date":"2022-01-12T21:05:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T02:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1212552"},"modified":"2022-01-12T21:05:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T02:05:29","slug":"elon-musk-blasts-californias-bizarre-new-solar-tax-proposal-tells-people-to-complain-to-gavin-newsom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-blasts-californias-bizarre-new-solar-tax-proposal-tells-people-to-complain-to-gavin-newsom\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Blasts California\u2019s \u2018Bizarre\u2019 New Solar Tax Proposal, Tells People To Complain To Gavin Newsom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-blasts-californias-bizarre-new-solar-tax-proposal-tells-people-to-complain-to-gavin-newsom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1212552&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk is criticizing California lawmakers over a \u201cbizarre\u201d new solar tax, while the automaker created a website for people to send complaints to Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA).<\/p>\n<p>The California Public Utilities Commission\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpuc.ca.gov\/news-and-updates\/all-news\/cpuc-proposal-aims-to-modernize-state-decarbonization-incentive-efforts\">proposal<\/a> would \u201cevolve decarbonization incentive efforts to meet the state\u2019s groundbreaking clean energy goals\u201d by creating a \u201cgrid participation charge\u201d of $8 per kilowatt for residential solar panel users. <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.tesla.com\/articles\/1105-california-stop-solar-tax\">Tesla<\/a> \u2014 which operates Tesla Energy, a venture that sells and installs solar panel systems \u2014 is condemning the move:<\/p>\n<p>Bowing to pressure from the California utilities, the CPUC is proposing new net metering rules (NEM 3.0) that includes a \u201cgrid access\u201d fee of $8\/kW of installed solar per month \u2013 in addition to other fees \u2013 that could add between $50-$80\/month to the electric bill of a home solar customer. If adopted, this would be the highest solar fee anywhere in the country, including states hostile to renewable energy. In addition, the proposal would reduce the value of bill credits for solar energy sent to the grid by about 80 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Unbelievably, the California utilities and CPUC also proposed to change the rules for customers who have already signed contracts and purchased a solar system, which violates basic principles of fairness. &nbsp; Under the CPUC\u2019s proposal, customers who installed solar under the NEM 1.0 and NEM 2.0 rules \u2013 which were guaranteed to be in place for 20 years when customers enrolled \u2013 would see their \u201cgrandfathering period\u201d reduced to 15 years from the date they installed their system, after which they would go on NEM 3.0.<\/p>\n<p>Among other actions, Tesla recommended that citizens call Newsom\u2019s office, provide verbal comment at upcoming CPUC meetings, and \u201ctweet at\u201d Newsom using the hashtag \u201c#SaveSolar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, Musk linked to the webpage and condemned the \u201cbizarre anti-environment move by govt of California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bizarre anti-environment move by govt of California <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1OwdBNWbxT\">https:\/\/t.co\/1OwdBNWbxT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1481116331680440324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk \u2014 currently the world\u2019s richest man \u2014 recently paid $11 billion in taxes. Nevertheless, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pramila-jayapal-reacts-to-elon-musk-paying-11-billion-in-taxes-by-asking-rich-to-pay-their-fair-share\">argued<\/a> that he was still failing to fork over his \u201cfair share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comment came after Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) \u2014 another progressive lawmaker \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-will-pay-more-taxes-than-any-american-in-history-this-year-elon-musk-obliterates-elizabeth-warren-with-one-tweet\">denounced<\/a> Musk earlier in December for \u201cfreeloading off everyone else\u201d and benefiting from \u201cthe rigged tax code.\u201d Musk replied to Warren: \u201cAnd if you opened your eyes for 2 seconds, you would realize I will pay more taxes than any American in history this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk made $36 BILLION in one day, but wants to brag about paying an $11 billion tax bill,\u201d Jayapal chimed in. \u201cOh yeah, he also added more than $270 BILLION in wealth just since the pandemic started. Time for the rich to pay their fair share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/who-else-do-you-want-to-loot-sen-cruz-destroys-progressive-leader-over-elon-musk-attacks\">rose<\/a> to Musk\u2019s defense: \u201cGot it. You don\u2019t like @elonmusk. Who else do you want to loot?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk is criticizing California lawmakers over a \u201cbizarre\u201d new solar tax, while the automaker created a website for people to send complaints to Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA). The California Public Utilities Commission\u2019s proposal would \u201cevolve decarbonization incentive efforts to meet the state\u2019s groundbreaking clean energy goals\u201d by creating a \u201cgrid participation charge\u201d &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1212552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1212552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1212552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1212552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1212552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}