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Here are six ways that Californians will be affected by the state’s new climate change blueprint.

On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission will vote on a controversial reform of the state's rooftop solar program. The revised proposal strikes a necessary balance that protects consumers and still encourages solar adoption.

On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission will vote on a controversial reform of the state's rooftop solar program. Opponents who want to preserve the subsidies argue that the revised proposal goes too far and will undercut the clean energy transition.

On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission will vote on a controversial reform of the state's rooftop solar program. Proponents who want to scale back subsidies and eliminate the "cost shift" on poorer households argue that the revised proposal doesn't go far enough.

The CPUC’s scaled-back plan eliminates consumer fees. The original was abandoned after criticism from the governor and solar advocates that it could hurt the transition to renewable energy.

The San Joaquin Valley is home to some of the world's most fertile agricultural lands. Rather than fallowing farms for solar development, California should be investing in their survival.

California can both achieve its long-term clean energy goals and invest in struggling San Joaquin Valley communities by expanding solar development on fallowed farmland.

The state can expedite approval of renewable energy projects but rural counties say they already do their part with solar and wind farms. “We’re in the crosshairs, but we don’t think we are the right target here,” one rural advocate says.

Listing the iconic Joshua tree as a threatened species could make clean energy projects infeasible in California, at precisely the time when we need as much renewable power as possible.

California’s existing transmission system can accommodate new resources with six relatively small planned transmission upgrades.