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Star Wars - The Utilities Awaken
2016-01-01 18:00:17| Electronics - Topix.net
As Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes the world's movie theaters by storm, U.S. utilities, the Public Utility Commissions that govern them, and solar energy companies are increasingly fighting to control one particular star - our sun. Last year I wrote about a movement by a government-owned utility in Arizona to effectively kill the rooftop solar industry by increasing the costs solar customers realize and reducing the revenue they receive for the excess electricity they usually generate on a sunny weekday.
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Category:Electronics and Electrical