"“We’re happy to see the parishes moving toward solar power to provide clean energy for themselves and perhaps others in need,” "

Per the Sacramento Bee "More than 10 million California adults - or almost 30 percent of the state's population -- identify as Catholic."  Such a large Catholic population supports a large state-wide building infrastructure - churches, schools, rectories, etc. that collectively representative an enormous amount of roof area under the control of the Catholic Church that could be utilized for solar power generation.

California Catholics have a great opportunity for a new social justice initiative in the spirit of  Laudato Si by instituting a program that would apply credit from the utility companies for solar power generated on Catholic infrastructure rooftops to the electric bills of the poorest in the state.  By negotiating at the diocesan or state level with solar equipment providers and utilities, economies of scale would maximize the benefit.