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Utilities have a lot of capital tied in their existing fossil fuel plants, and their economics are probably tied into running these at capacity for their remain
by jabl 11y ago
Utilities have a lot of capital tied in their existing fossil fuel plants, and their economics are probably tied into running these at capacity for their remaining lives.
So from their perspective it makes sense to lobby politicians to stall residential solar as long as possible, the environment be damned.
- dragontamer 11y agoLast time I checked, it was the motivation of utility companies to make money. http://www.exeloncorp.com/companies/exelon-generation/solar/Pages/default.aspx http://www.exeloncorp.com/companies/exelon-generation/solar/... Look man, you may not notice it. But the big utility companies out there are investing heavily into solar.