Californian Public Utilities Commission

California: CPUC Approves 8-Year Incentive Programme with a Budget of US$ 351 Million

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 14:00.

On the 21st of January, the Californian Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finally approved the “California Solar Initiative (CSI) – Thermal Program”. The eight-year programme has a budget of US$ 351 million and is thought to financially assist home owners and proprietors of commercial buildings who replace natural gas or electric geysers with solar water heaters (see the final decision of CPUC attached).