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jpak

(41,758 posts) Thu Jul 11, 2013, 12:00 PM Jul 2013

An Epic Battle Between Solar Firms and Power Utilities Could Leave One Side Unplugged [View all]

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2013-07-11/news/an-epic-battle-between-solar-firms-and-power-utilities-could-leave-one-side-unplugged/

The nonprofit company, which manages bowling alleys and seven recreation centers in the politically powerful Phoenix-area retirement community, has a large solar-panel project going up at its facilities.

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"The anticipated savings is about $15 million," Higgins says from the lobby of RSCS' corporate office at Lakeview. She adds that the electricity generated from the photovoltaic panels could power an estimated 347 homes.

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Rooftop solar is a no-brainer to power utilities like APS, too.

They say they're getting screwed in deals like these.

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An Epic Battle Between Solar Firms and Power Utilities Could Leave One Side Unplugged [View all] jpak Jul 2013 OP

New to the Phx area and very interested in solar Sentath Jul 2013 #1

electric companies are only interested in profits for themselves, everything else is just BS nt msongs Jul 2013 #2

And one side will have power all night long. wtmusic Jul 2013 #3

Utilities will have 'overnight' profit margins all day long, cprise Jul 2013 #6

You're a small government, free-enterprise type, aren't you. wtmusic Jul 2013 #7

No, but I could just as easily say cprise Jul 2013 #11

If you're shifting from the lower class to the middle, I'd say yes wtmusic Jul 2013 #12

That's inane cprise Jul 2013 #14

Easy wtmusic Jul 2013 #16

Nothing in a govt budget is subsidized by "rich and poor alike" cprise Jul 2013 #18

Peak usage is around 8:00 PM and for most of the year wtmusic Jul 2013 #20

you cant go into a grocery store ... quadrature Jul 2013 #4

That's a horrible analogy kristopher Jul 2013 #5

perhaps somebody could post the price schedule ... quadrature Jul 2013 #9

Your contribution could change that kristopher Jul 2013 #10

Nice analogy. wtmusic Jul 2013 #13

Bad analogy-- there is no monopoly aspect to a grocery store. n/t cprise Jul 2013 #15

The monopoly is irrelevant wtmusic Jul 2013 #17

The monopoly is always relevant cprise Jul 2013 #19

I'm an advocate for government doing what it does best wtmusic Jul 2013 #21

The VA hospital where I go madokie Jul 2013 #8