By Herman Trabish | GreenTech Media
A filing with the Arizona Corporation Commission from a top U.S. tax law firm concluded tariffs proposed as an alternative to net energy metering could complicate residential solar system owners’ federal tax credits and force them to pay income tax for the electricity their systems produce.
The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) was forced into the filing because of proposals to replace net metering in Arizona, explained TASC President Bryan Miller. They were reluctant to file because the legal opinion will likely “raise very difficult questions” about feed-in tariffs (FITs) already in place and proposed around the country.
Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s biggest electricity provider, last month proposed adding a charge to its net energy metering (NEM) program or replacing it with a “bill credit.”
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