SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- Proposed changes by California regulators could dramatically alter the solar energy market for current and future customers. Scotti added that many within the solar industry are raising concerns about the proposals, claiming it will potentially hurt the number of customers who switch to solar in the future. "Everybody within the solar industry is against this," said Scotti. It's really bad for the solar industry and it's really bad for California." "If we penalize homeowners for going solar, and they don't go solar, there's also the environmental benefit that we're losing.