Distributed Solar Sparks ‘War of Business Models’ – California utilities would like to “strangle” solar

Threatened by the increasingly diverse electricity generation market, more utilities are pushing back on incentives for rooftop solar, such as net-metering credits.

by James Brasuell

Full Story: http://www.planetizen.com/node/66956

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California official: utilities would like to “strangle” solar

“We are fortunate to have utilities in California that are orders of magnitude more enlightened than their brethren in the coal loving states, although I suspect that they would still dearly like to strangle rooftop solar if they could,” Ferron wrote.

By [email protected] (David R. Baker)

Full Story: http://blog.sfgate.com/energy/2014/01/21/california-official-utilities-would-like-to-strangle-solar/