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Exelon’s Massachusetts Flip-Flop
The state that made political flip-flops famous has just claimed another victim. But this time the guilty party isn’t a Presidential candidate. It’s one of the largest energy behemoths in the country....
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CL&P Planning A Sneak Attack On Solar
While the solar industry and big utilities are — for the most part — finding common ground in neighboring Massachusetts, word on the streets from Hartford to New Haven has it that Connecticut Light and...
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The Royal “WE”
In the battle for our energy future, we’ve seen some pretty devious attacks on rooftop solar, and the latest salvos from Wisconsin’s We Energies are in the running for top honors. If you followed...
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Dark Money Makes The Utility World Go ‘Round
A so-called consumer advocacy group from Houston, Texas, with ties to the fossil fuel-loving Koch brothers, recently submitted 2,500 signatures from Wisconsin ratepayers to the Wisconsin Public Service...
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Washington Utilities Embracing A Culture Of Deception
We may be entering the Year of the Goat, but for monopoly utilities, it’s more like the Year of the Snake. These behemoths have suffered a series of beatdowns over the past two years in their efforts...
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Solar-Killing Bill Boosts Indiana Lawmaker’s Financial Interests
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once famously declared: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” Mr. Churchill had his tongue firmly planted in cheek, but that...
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What Are Washington Legislators Smoking?
Washington has long been regarded as one of the bluest of blue states, a laboratory of progressive policy. A little more than two years ago, voters in the state approved a ballot measure to make it one...
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Still Smoking In Washington
In a recent blog, I looked into two bills currently circling the halls of Washington state government that could effectively kill solar leasing and neuter the state’s successful net metering program....
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Utility Trade Association Needs To Come Clean On Lobbying Efforts
Your local power company pays big bucks to buy political influence at the state and federal level. Its interests do not always align with yours, but in almost every state, utilities are a major...
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PG&E Proposal Would Levy New Taxes On Solar Homeowners
The California legislature recently took a step forward in the fight against climate change by voting to boost the state’s renewable energy portfolio standard to 50% by 2030. But before our legislators...
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Rooftop Solar At A Crossroads In The Granite State
New Hampshire has just been given a front row seat in the battle for our energy future. Policymakers are facing a decision that could make or break the future of rooftop solar in the Granite State. A...
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California Ratepayer Advocates Pushing Failed Arizona Proposals That Could...
Oct 15 Update: This article has been edited to remove paragraphs that do not line up with statements under oath. The California Public Utilities Commission is currently in hearings over the future of...
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Northern Pass Is Passing The Buck
New Hampshire is nearing a tipping point in the battle for our energy future. With utilities fast approaching the state’s arbitrary cap on net metering, a burgeoning rooftop solar market hangs in the...
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Solar Industry On The Clock As Time Runs Out For Net Metering In New Hampshire
As regular readers are no doubt aware, the Granite State is quickly approaching a deadline that may well determine its energy future. Utilities across New Hampshire are on the verge of hitting a cap on...
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ITC Works Best When Paired With Net Metering
Chalk it up to the spirit of the holiday season. Last month, in a rare display of forward-thinking, bipartisan leadership, the US Congress managed to pass an extension of the investment tax credit...
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Early State Polling Should Move Pols To Support Net Metering
These days, all eyes seem to be on New Hampshire. Yes, Iowa is the first to caucus for our next President, but New Hampshire is the first to vote. And the voters take this role quite seriously. As...
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NH Legislators Weigh Job-Killing Provision In Solar Bill
The dust hasn’t even settled on the New Hampshire primary, and Eversource Energy is once again feeling the bern. The Economic Times reports that the behemoth New England utility is being blasted by a...
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An Untested Solar Policy Without Net Metering Is A Recipe For Disaster In Maine
There is a bill making its way through the Maine state house that could harm the emerging solar industry by making major concessions to monopoly utilities. Sound familiar? That’s because it’s a common...
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New Hampshire Solar Advocates Speak Out On YouTube
In addition to the distinction of hosting the first-in-the-nation primary, New Hampshire is also one of the fastest-growing solar energy markets in America. In fact, its 2014 growth rate ranked third...
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New Hampshire Sticks With Solar Net Metering, Which Voters Support
From the “Brews and Bills” file: Last Friday, Governor Maggie Hassan joined ReVision Energy co-founder Phil Coupe at Throwback Brewery in North Hampton for a ceremonial signing of HB1116 — New...
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Strange Bedfellows Of The Energy Industry
The old saw goes that politics makes for strange bedfellows. Well, the same appears to be true in the battle over our energy future, judging by the looks of an exceptionally weird story that’s...
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Civil War At Duke Energy?
In 2013, rooftop solar battles had two clear sides: a burgeoning solar industry bringing clean, renewable energy and consumer choice to the masses; and the monopoly utility industry looking to salvage...
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Nor’easter Raging Over Solar Power In Massachusetts
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is not beating around the bush when it comes to making his state the greenest in the nation. The Green Communities Act he pushed in 2008 started Massachusetts down...
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APS Is At It Again
Arizona Public Service is at it again. After failing to dismantle net energy metering in 2013, the monopoly utility company is aggressively pushing legislation to increase taxes on solar customers. And...
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VOSTs Don’t FIT With Our Energy Future
After suffering nine stinging defeats over the past year and a half, big utilities seem to have learned that trying to stop the rooftop solar revolution by killing net energy metering is like standing...
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The Double Agent and the Gorilla, Part 3
Not long ago, I wrote about Clean Power Finance and its President and CEO Nat Kreamer. At the time, Kreamer — a former military man — appeared to be serving as a “double agent,” playing both sides of...
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Rhone Resch Raking It In
A friend linked me to a story this week that made my blood boil. And oddly enough, it has absolutely nothing to do with investor-owned utilities. In fact, it shines a light on a growing concern about...
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Rattling The Cage At SEIA
It’s a funny thing. The more you rattle the cage, the more the caged bird sings. Since I posted a link to Chet Henry’s piece on Red, Green, and Blue last week about the impressive salary pulled down by...
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Will You Take The Solar Pledge?
If you’ve been following solar industry news, you’re familiar with reports of some in the industry cozying up to monopoly utilities while continuing to paint themselves as solar champions. They...
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