I would make sure you lease agreement is in order, especially concerning the higher probability of 'college problems': Growing/selling marijuana/noise violations,supplying alcohol to minors.

The main driver is a green initiative to lower utility consumption throughout the state. 

If this is for your internal consumption, then go with what most folks are saying. 

Has anyone tried to use smart thermostats to track individual units heat consumption.

They are responsible for consumption and thus should pay directly for that.  

If you want to make solar panels work, you should first work on reducing your consumption by 70%.

SDGE mentioned they will still charge me ~$20/ month for minimum usage for Distribution & Transmission.Even if my consumption goes up to say $50 in the new home, I will still be paying ~$100/month from my pocket and helping the Solar company & SDGE. 

I bought a 1926 house in a neighborhood where I am restricted from manufacturing or selling alcohol.

If the federal gov't says you can't drive with a blood alcohol level over 0.8, and the state you are in says it's 0.5, then you are bound to the 0.5 standard while in that state. 

Impact of climate change and consumption habits on your rentals must be factored in these days as does the resiliency of the portfolio based on the local industries and how they can be impacted by things like fires, storms, even decreased demand for fossil fuels.There are other things to consider but I’ll stop now....