When the Salt River Project utility in Arizona decided to impose new charges for its customers with rooftop solar installations in February, it opened another front in the solar war being waged across the country. Normally, these fights play out before state administrative agencies tasked with setting utilities’ rates and rules. Solar supporters argue that the fees discourage cost-beneficial investments into rooftop solar, while utilities argue that rooftop solar customers still rely on the grid and are not paying their fair share of the costs to support that grid.
Posted on November 17, 2015 by Brian Marshall and tagged Solar Electric Rates Utilities.
Posted on April 7, 2015 by Gordon Smith and tagged Climate Change Renewable Energy Solar Wind Power.