But amidst these challenges, there’s an opportunity to help California families who are struggling. 

AB 1156 (Wicks) will amend the Solar-Use Easement program to temporarily allow California growers with the most severely water-constrained farms that are no longer commercially viable to lease their land for local solar energy production, which will:

• Lower energy costs for families
• Provide a lifeline to farmers with an alternative source of revenue
• Maintain local control and oversight by requiring review of water limits by the local Groundwater Sustainability Agency
• Make the grid safer, cleaner, and more reliable by beginning bringing more solar energy online

This is not a cancellation of farmland protections. It’s a temporary suspension that creates an alternative revenue stream on land that can’t be farmed right now—with the option to return it to agriculture in the future.

📢 Tell your lawmakers: Support AB 1156 (Wicks). It’s a win-win solution: clean energy and economic benefits that can help California families.