Some Rare, Real Talk From a Utility About Competition With Rooftop Solar
In a hearing last month in Arizona, an expert witness for the state’s largest utility said he agrees with the idea that utilities oppose rooftop solar because it is a threat to their profits.
If ever there was an occasion for a “record scratch” sound effect to be played at a regulatory hearing, this was it.
The comment was stunning because it’s something renewable energy advocates have long been saying but that utilities have danced around.
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