Californians who install rooftop solar energy systems that come with a battery storage unit have been able to hire their contractor to maintain the battery system and add to it over time.
That will change on Oct. 1, unless plaintiffs in a San Diego court case prevail in their suit. A hearing in the suit is set for this week.
The question is about who gets to install and service battery energy storage systems (BESS). California’s Contractors State License Board (CSLB) plans to prohibit workers classified as solar contractors from doing it…