Comments on: Solar Battle Afoot In Arizona Due To Cheap Solar?

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:06:00 +0000

Good point. And interesting one on NM.

By: SolareOne

SolareOne — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:23:00 +0000

Many times the politicians elected to these regulatory commissions do not have much technical background in the subjects that they are regulating, and such can be potentially swayed by lobbyists who have the time to craft a focused message that can be very powerful (and potentially biased). In New Mexico they recently passed a constitutional amendment that requires people running for the public regulatory commission to have a technical degree to qualify to run for this office. It does not guarantee better results, but hopefully a higher level of debate….

By: Otis11

Otis11 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:19:00 +0000

Again, it sounds like they are delaying the inevitable

If I were in Arizona I would be asking why they didn’t simply raise the rates – The more you consume, the more infrastructure they have to build to serve you, the more YOU cost, the more YOU should pay… not evenly distributed to all of the homes…

“two petitions below the article that you can sign to fight for solar power in Arizona “reduces the for additional” =>”reduces the need for additional”
“recent growth in solar has not” => Check wording”
“While solar can be built as large centralized utility projects where a utility (either with its own generation or through purchased generation can compete effectively on price or react), it is extremely well suited to be put on a roof or next to a building.” => something wrong with this sentence, but can’t put my finger on it.

By: Shiggity

Shiggity — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:53:00 +0000

This is the emergence of the smart grid and as Zachary has written, change is not well liked. These policy movements are like trying to swim against the undertow, you can’t stop solar. Solar PV is the first energy source that is easily produced, infinitely scalable, recyclable, does not produce pollution during use, and has reached commodity status at the global scale.

Get ready for a lot of ‘too big to fail’ coming soon.

By: colin

colin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:37:00 +0000

This report sound like doom day not good for grid rooftop solar power, sound like the story that happening in Australia, high cost of transmission & distribution costs all connected with solar power, government department cut back subsidies as the cost of electricity become political, therefore solar power has to go to win the next election.

By: kate

kate — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:25:00 +0000

Look like society is turning its back on grid solar power, solar
power will be out the door.