Which California lawmaker(s) has ties to solar power industry people?
That was MY very first thought upon reading the thread title.
With good reason.
I remember when MN first required that gasoline be diluted with ethanol - one of the local papers did a survey and found that virtually every state legislator supporting the ethanol requirement had received campaign money from Archer-Daniels Midland, then the largest ethanol fuel producer in the upper Midwest.
"Always follow the money. Always." is a good maxim to keep in mind when trying to discern the true motivations of a politician.