The rooftop solar industry closed out 2013 with a 4-0 winning streak against the monopoly utilities’ attempts to eliminate net metering. Net metering gives rooftop solar customers full retail credit for the excess electricity they deliver to the electric grid. The utility turns around and sells this electricity to homes and … [continued]
Originally published on Cost of Solar. I’m not much of a fan for simplifications. However, when people spend their time and money trying to destroy something that helps people in dozens of ways — that helps the planet and the economy and your health — simply to become slightly more … [continued]
Originally published on SEIA.org. WASHINGTON, DC – Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), [yesterday] released the following statement after the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted to impose new fees on solar customers statewide: “While we applaud the ACC’s decision to keep net energy metering … [continued]
Originally published on San Diego Loves Green by Michael Scerbo of Rose Moser Allyn On Sunday, an Arizona Republic investigation revealed the utility monopoly APS repeatedly lied about funneling money to political organizations to attack solar customers. On Tuesday, AriSEIA, a leading Arizona solar organization, called for the Arizona Corporation Commission … [continued]
(Scottsdale, Ariz) The staff at Arizona Corporation Commission has issued a memo advising Commissioners to reject both of APS’ proposals to kill competition by taxing solar savings. According to their report: “Staff recommends that the Commission not approve either of the NM cost-shift solutions proffered by APS in the instant application for the … [continued]
Here’s yet another case of a prominent Republican politician joining in the fight for rooftop solar power, this time in the highly contentious and important solar battleground of Arizona. Thanks to Lucy Mason for providing us with this article. By Former State Representative Lucy Mason Arizona Public Service has been … [continued]
Make sure you haven’t missed the awesome solar and wind power stories we’ve covered here on CleanTechnica in the past week. After checking to make sure you didn’t commit that partial sin, check out these top solar and wind stories from around the interwebs: Solar + Wind German Virtual Power … [continued]
Preparing for a future when a third of us will make our own electricity from solar on our roofs and ship that power onto the shared grid – the U.S. Department of Energy has funded the development of a solar community in Flagstaff, Arizona to help test how well the grid can … [continued]
