The first is that they met behind closed doors with the ACC and got the buyback credit at the end of the year changed from their wholesale rate (The average of what it cost them to produce electricity) to the cost of their natural gas production. Under these black clouds, Dreesen fired off his ill-conceived, late-night email to solar customers, informing them that "We discovered two separate items that APS has not been forthcoming about and thev do effect YOU." Click here to read the letter, which we found on the corporation commission's website. The five-Republican-member commission plans public hearings on the matter before they vote on the APS proposals. In the other corner are solar firms like SolarCity, which - through hired gun Jason Rose - have portrayed APS as a benighted monopoly bent on killing off a perceived competitor. Last month, APS put proposals before the commission that try to account for the perceived loss. The utility wants to pay less for "net metering," arguing that solar users aren't paying enough for the services and equipment they use. An Epic Battle Between Solar Firms and Power Utilities Could Leave One Side UnpluggedĪs New Times covered in a feature article last month, APS and solar companies have been slugging it out in recent weeks over the amount of money APS pays to owners of grid-tied solar panels for the electricity they produce. on July 31, records show, when SolarCity sales consultant Doyle Dreesen sent a breathless email to an unknown number of customers that blasted Arizona Public Service and the corporation commission. Lyndon Rive, CEO of SolarCity, apologized to the Arizona Corporation Commission this week after one of his employees spread misinformation to customers.
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