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[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

Electric bills keep rising. Is your state doing all it can?
@ilsr_org’s 2026 Community Power Scorecard shows which states are leaving proven energy policy solutions on the table—including streamlined permitting and plug-in solar!

See your state’s full energy policy report card: https://t.co/bKVmZRqj6r

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

Plug-in solar could help offset 10-20% of a household’s electric bill. Thank you, Sen. @LizKrueger and NYC Council @SpeakerMenin, for championing the SUNNY Act so New Yorkers who rent can benefit too. ⚡ https://t.co/RzB7Q7VWzs

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

NJ: plug-in solar signed into law ✅
NY: SUNNY Act still waiting on @GovKathyHochul ⏳

“Affordability is constantly a concern in our community and across the state of New Jersey, and this provides a practical path to get there” — Hoboken Mayor Emily Jabbour @Emily4Hoboken on @PIX11News

New Yorkers deserve the same savings. https://t.co/Jq4qFNtV3Y

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

California's legislature just passed two bills that could save families $1,000+ per project on home solar, batteries, and heat pumps — by cutting permitting red tape and allowing remote inspections. ☀️⚡

AB 1738, authored by @AsmJuanCarrillo, gives families the right to request remote inspections... no more waiting hours for a five-minute check! SB 222, authored by @Scott_Wiener, streamlines heat pump permitting statewide.

Now they are on Gov. Newsom's desk. He has until Sept. 30 to sign.

As CA YIMBY's Brian Hanlon put it: California's affordability crisis was caused by a thousand bad rules nobody bothered to fix. AB 1738 fixes one of them. That's how you make things affordable — one dumb bottleneck at a time.

Great reporting from @AlisonTakemura for @CanaryMediaInc

https://t.co/cQzlZ33AQA

[Texans for Reasonable Solutions @TXReasSolutions]

Austin, save your seat now! ⚡

Join us Sept. 15 at Scholz Garten in Austin for a panel + Q&A on the future of Texas power planning and affordability with our friends at @ACC_National.

Featuring Nicholas Josefowitz (@josefowitz), Josiah Neeley (@jneeley78), Nicole Nosek (@NicoleNosek417) and Wes Benedict (@Wes_Benedict), with @RSI, @PermitPower_ and @ACC_National

🎟️ Reserve your spot today: Link in the comment.

#TexasEnergy #AustinEvents #txlege

[Environment America @EnvAm]

Sunny roofs are the perfect places for solar panels, but needless barriers get in the way. Learn what states can do to eliminate unnecessary barriers with @uspirg @environmentamerica & @PermitPower_ on a webinar later today. https://t.co/9iQvfATlWk

[Zack @ZackAbnet]

"Families shouldn't need permission to keep there power on."

@PermitPower_ CEO @josefow

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

🎉Gov. Sherrill just signed the Garden State Plug-In Solar Act! Now any NJ resident can lower their own power bill, including the 40% who rent or live in apartments. Hundreds of dollars a year, every year in savings + no cost to ratepayers = a huge win for NJ families! 🔌⚡️

[Governor Mikie Sherrill @GovSherrillNJ]

https://t.co/gexE60A7RR

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

Come join us at Permit Power! ☀️

We're hiring a Permitting Policy Director to co-lead our work making home solar and batteries cheaper by cutting through red tape at the state level. Applications close September 25. https://t.co/ukFDsYt4ZR

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

@AsmJuanCarrillo AB 1738 is now on @CAgovernor's desk after receiving 68 bipartisan votes in the Assembly, with no no votes, in the CA Assembly!

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

Good news for California families ⚡️☀️ AB 1738, the Remote Inspections bill authored by @AsmJuanCarrillo, just passed the state Senate by a bipartisan vote!

This bill makes it cheaper and easier to save money on your utility bills when you install a heat pump, home solar + batteries, or a re-roof.

HT to @AsmJuanCarrillo, Senator @Scott_Wiener, @AsmBuffyWicks, and @SPUR_Urbanist for getting this done.

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

Must-read piece from @GlobeOpinion! Massachusetts families pay some of the highest energy bills in the country. Batteries have the potential to be a game-changer for grid modernization and energy affordability. Great quote from our co-founder Hannah Birnbaum in there, too, on how home solar and batteries protect MA families from rising energy prices. Check it out! ⚡️☀️
https://t.co/9MnjieaM3x

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

North Carolina just streamlined permitting for home backup power systems like solar and batteries. This means no more waiting on local permitting offices to unlock cheap power and resiliency. Florida did the same thing last year. Now it's the fastest-growing residential solar market in the country. ☀️⚡️

Thank you to the North Carolina General Assembly and Joshua Stein for getting this done. More here! Solar power minus the red tape https://t.co/8yUv7iovS8 via @politico

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

"Delete what you can. Simplify what you can't delete. Standardize the rest."
@basepowerco on why the real permitting crisis standing between Americans and lower energy bills isn't federal— it's our 23,000+ local building depts, each with their own rules.

https://t.co/s8yIZFFzXF

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

Thanks to @NYCComptroller, @SpeakerMenin , BPs @GibsonBP2025, @bradhoylman & @DRichardsQNS, and 27 more @NYCCouncil members for urging @GovKathyHochul to sign the SUNNY Act so NYC families can cut their energy bills ⚡️☀️

Check out more: https://t.co/9bJSB9IPjt

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

Great news out of Florida: the residential solar market is defying the odds and growing thanks to permitting reform legislation passed last year!

https://t.co/FMiBWR7MZF

[Permit Power @PermitPower_]

Remote inspections didn't just speed things up for CA families; they were nearly free for Placer County to implement, and the county still came out ahead, shrinking its vehicle fleet as inspectors spent less time driving between sites. A new op-ed in the @sacbee_news explains why CA AB 1738, authored by @AsmJuanCarrillo, would bring those same savings statewide. Thanks to @SPUR_Urbanist for your partnership!

Check it out! https://t.co/D8C9ks5Jk2

HT @AsmBuffyWicks