Fix the Cost Shift coalition launches campaign to save Californians money on skyrocketing electricity bills

Posted on April 25th, 2025 | Filed under Press Releases

AB 942 could save ten million Californians up to $1.3 billion on their electricity bills next year alone by fixing outdated solar subsidy that benefits wealthier homeowners at the expense of lower-income Californians

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Fix the Cost Shift — a coalition representing nearly 2 million workers and businesses across California — launched a campaign to reform the state’s outdated Net Energy Metering (NEM) program. The coalition, comprising labor unions, business associations, and community advocates, aims to address the unfair cost burden currently affecting millions of California households.

This outdated NEM system, which was first created in 1995, shifted $8.5 billion in extra costs to non-solar customers last year alone. These subsidies benefit 1.6 million rooftop solar customers while over 10 million non-solar customers — many of whom are lower-income, renters, and disadvantaged communities — pay the difference.

AB 942 would modernize this system and save 10 million Californians throughout the state up to $1.3 billion on their electricity bills next year and upwards of $58 billion from 2026 to 2043. This legislation would save Californians the most money of proposed measures in the Legislature this year.

Today, the coalition launched the advertisements below to inform Californians about the cost shift and how AB 942 could save millions of people money on their electric bills.

For more information about Fix the Cost Shift and our coalition, visit FixtheCostShift.org or contact [email protected].