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Judge Rules Alabama Power Can Keep Its Solar Fee, Among the Nation’s Highest

Inside Climate News · By Dennis Pillion · last updated
Despite a sunny climate, Alabama ranks 49th among U.S. states in residential solar installations—lower than Alaska. Advocates say the steep solar fee is part of the reason why.

By Dennis Pillion

In Alabama, a years-long battle over one of the nation’s highest backup fees for residential solar customers may have finally come to an end.