Buying solar power from residential users is usually a loss to the utility (hence other ratepayers). Especially when they want to sell at retail electricity rat

Buying solar power from residential users is usually a loss to the utility (hence other ratepayers). Especially when they want to sell at retail electricity rates rather than wholesale -- which is what net metering essentially does. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/business/solar-payments-set-off-a-fairness-debate.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/business/solar-payments-se...