And few voices are calling for a return to the old system, in which the state oversaw plant construction and told utilities what they could charge for power.
But few voices are calling for a return to the old system, in which the state oversaw plant construction and told utilities what they could charge for power.
(Photo courtesy of Tell Utilities Solar won't be Killed).
The "maximum contaminant level goal" is a bit of bureaucratic language derived from the complicated federal rule that tells utilities how to make sure drinking water is safe.
Communities should think about threats to our giant, centralized grid and tell utilities, "Don't just protect the grid - help us fortify our essential services with distributed generation".
Barry Goldwater Jr. and TUSK (Tell Utilities Solar won't be Killed) Utilities across the country are beginning to fear that household solar generation is a threat to their business model.
A group endearingly named TUSK (Tell Utilities Solar won't be Killed) is fighting against the utilities and is led by Barry Goldwater Jr. (former California Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives and son of Barry Goldwater).
Since then, another fight has broken out between APS and solar groups like The Alliance for Solar Choice and Goldwater's Tell Utilities Solar Won't Be Killed over whether people who lease solar units should have to pay property taxes on them.
In this case, Barry Goldwater, Jr. the son of the late politician who served five terms in the U.S. Senate and whose name is practically synonymous with conservatism in America, is among those leading the fight for solar power in his state, heading a recently formed organization called TUSK -- "Tell Utilities Solar Won't Be Killed".
PG&E told the state utilities commission in 2007 that the section had an unacceptably high risk of failure.
