Trend: Solar Panels Create New Energy Pricing Structure

In Arizona a solar panel company is suing a rate setting energy district for raising the energy rates for property with newly installed solar panels.    

Solar Panel Company claims:

• Antri trust claims that the rate setting energy district is eliminating potential competition

The Rate Setting Energy District claims:

• solar customers were paying  less for electricity on an annual basis
• But, solar wasn’t reducing peak demands  
• Non-solar customers were subsidizing the distributed solar customers.
• Therefore, rates were adjusted for solar customers

SolarCity Corporation v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, CV15-0374-PHX-DLR.

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