Ohio energy cos want to penalize solar-using residents for saving $$$

[RiverLover]

And now that Ohio is mostly red, including our judges, I'm sure they will get away with this~

Ohio utilities feel burned by solar-energy users
Sunday November 2, 2014

"People like Jack Hedge scare utility executives. He has rooftop solar panels that generate more electricity than his house needs.

“My electric bill was zero most of the year,” the 66-year-old Worthington man said.

Utilities, such as Columbus-based American Electric Power, say their current rate structure doesn’t allow them to cover costs related to renewable-energy owners. The result, the companies say, is that the costs get passed on to other consumers.

The debate over how utilities treat rooftop solar is at the heart of a case heading to the Ohio Supreme Court.

...To fight this, utility companies and industry groups are proposing additional surcharges for solar owners. They are also ramping up a campaign to frame the issue in terms of income inequality, arguing that wealthy solar owners receive subsidies that are unavailable to the many people who struggle to pay their electricity bills."

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/11/02/utilities-feel-burned-by-users-of-solar.html

[liberal N proud]

1. Under the current regime, this will likely go through

There is no one to stop them.

[RiverLover]

2. Yep

But hey, at least they "are also ramping up a campaign to frame the issue in terms of income inequality" so the co that makes $330 million a QUARTER doesn't lose any of it to earth-saving solar energy. They can still feel like Jesus helping the poor...

[Old Codger]

3. Years ago

Living in Cal. the big deal was to drop usage and save money while being environmentally friendly by cutting out useless energy use.... several months later PG&E went to the utilities commission and asked to be able to raise rates, their reason was that they were losing money because people were conserving energy... so saving money for a short time is all it amounted to...

[pokerfan]

5. Jury results

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