As solar installations multiply, U.S. utility companies fight back

Environmental | 206885 hits | Sep 17 10:51 am | Posted by: andyt

In some of the sunniest areas of the U.S., solar power is becoming a victim of its own success. With so many people leaving the grid, power utilities are now wondering who's going to pay the bill. They're fighting back, trying to make going solar much les

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by andyt
Sat Sep 17, 2016 5:52 pm
A wrinkle nobody has thought about.

This is what happens when disruptive technology becomes popular: The monopolies fight back. And increasingly, those who are actually being disrupted are the people who have chosen to go solar, like Judi Penna.
Monopolies should not be privately owned. The need to function for the social good rather than just enrich their shareholders.
by raydan
Sat Sep 17, 2016 5:59 pm
Like farmers and grocery stores complaining when people grow veggies in their backyard gardens.
by Thanos
Sat Sep 17, 2016 6:13 pm
"raydan" said
Like farmers and grocery stores complaining when people grow veggies in their backyard gardens.

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