I guess time will tell if they're right or not. I do think they're on to something, or at least the utilities are wrong about something. The utilities are pull

I guess time will tell if they're right or not. I do think they're on to something, or at least the utilities are wrong about something. The utilities are pulling the same move the cable companies did -- rapidly increasing prices as competition (solar in this case) encroaches on their turf. It's a classic attempt to increase short term profits while ignoring the long term effects, not to mention doing it in the most lazy way possible (increasing the price instead of lowering costs). If they anger all of their rich customers they will drive them away even faster (to solar and batteries, and they won't even need to be on the grid). I'm sure with regulatory capture they'll be able to get a law passed that requires houses to be connected (and pay the $95+ fees every month), if they haven't done that already.