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Lompoc council votes to seek state waiver of 2025 solar-plus-storage mandate and to explore in‑lieu fee
Summary
The Lompoc City Council unanimously directed staff to petition the California Energy Commission for a waiver exempting new construction from the 2025 solar-plus-storage mandate and to return with an in‑lieu fee proposal and resolution for April consideration.
Lompoc’s City Council voted unanimously on March 3 to ask staff to pursue a waiver from the California Energy Commission for the 2025 state requirement that new single‑family homes include solar panels and battery storage, and to study an in‑lieu fee that builders could pay instead.
The action follows a presentation by Michael Lowe, the city’s new chief building official, who told the council the state’s cost‑effectiveness model assumes homeowners receive the full retail value for on‑site generation but that Lompoc’s customer‑owned generation rate reduces that benefit. “A Lompoc resident only realizes a net…
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