{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prc-25780","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PRC § 25780","heading":"","body":"The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:\n(a) It is the goal of the state to install solar energy systems with a generation capacity equivalent of 3,000 megawatts, to establish a self-sufficient solar industry in which solar energy systems are a viable mainstream option for both homes and businesses in 10 years, and to place solar energy systems on 50 percent of new homes in 13 years.\n(b) A solar initiative should be a cost-effective investment by ratepayers in peak electricity generation capacity where ratepayers recoup the cost of their investment through lower rates as a result of avoiding purchases of electricity at peak rates, with additional system reliability and pollution reduction benefits.","path":["Public Resources Code - PRC","DIVISION 15. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT [25000. - 25997.7.]","CHAPTER 8.8. California Solar Initiative [25780. - 25784.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"53aff38232095e3e7f24ed58782dd4a7918c9b9ba8605d270160e92c849b3eef","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prc-25773","next":"us-ca/prc-25781"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}