It should not be the role of government to make solar energy more price competitive; it should be the role of solar companies. That is the thesis of this piece by Jessica Lowman in today’s Forbes. You can read her piece in its entirety at Forbes.
When Going Green Means Profits
Regulatory rules and government subsidies are popping up across the country to encourage consumers to put solar panels on their rooftops. In addition, new financing arrangements have enabled some consumers to lease rooftop solar panels for very little or no initial investment. On the upside, rooftop solar energy can enable a consumer to be environmentally […]
Heritage’s The Daily Signal Quotes ACI on Solar Panel Scams
Today’s The Daily Signal, published by the Heritage Foundation, discusses the growing consumer rip off by solar panel leasing contractors. The piece extensively quotes Steve Pociask of ACI and can be viewed at The Daily Signal.
ConsumerGram: The Unintended Consequences of Net Metering
On the surface, the concept of promoting rooftop solar energy seems like a good idea: homeowners are incentivized to buy or lease solar panels; they benefit from reduced reliance on the local utility for electricity; they benefit directly from clean solar energy; and they sell any excess power to the electric utility for credit or […]
