AZ: Arizona Stands Up for Solar Rights

Clean Techies: In a victory of David vs Goliath proportions, policymakers in Arizona stood up for its citizens by rejecting an attempt from the state’s largest utility to squash rooftop solar. Five months after Arizona Public Service (APS) sought approval to slap hefty new fees on its customers that go solar, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted last week to uphold Arizona solar savings and energy choice. While the vote was clearly a win for Arizonans, the ACC’s approval of a small but troubling new fee makes it clear that there is a significant amount of education left to be done regarding distributed solar’s tremendous value.

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