THE KOCH WAR ON NEW ENERGY GOES ON

Koch brothers and big utilities campaign to unplug solar power

David Horsey, April 23, 2014 (LA Times)

“The Koch brothers have a new ploy to protect the traditional energy business that helped make them the planet’s fifth- and sixth-richest humans. They are funding a campaign to shackle solar energy consumers who have escaped the grip of big electric utilities…Along with anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist, several major power companies and a national association representing conservative state legislators, the brothers are aiming to kill preferences for the burgeoning solar power industry that have been put into law in dozens of states. Kansas, North Carolina and Arizona are their first targets, with more to come…They already have their first victory [in Oklahoma]…At the nub of the dispute are two policies found in dozens of states. One requires utilities to get a certain share of power from renewable sources. The other, known as net metering, guarantees homeowners or businesses with solar panels on their roofs the right to sell any excess electricity back into the power grid at attractive rates…Environmentalists have been energized to stand in the way of this well-funded multi-state onslaught against solar power…” click here for more

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