By Robert Anglen and Ryan Randazzo | The Republic | azcentral.com
An Arizona utility regulator, troubled by a bitter public battle over solar subsidies, is demanding to know how much money power companies and rooftop-solar supporters are pumping into competing marketing campaigns.
Arizona Corporation Commission member Bob Burns says he is upset by the campaigns, which he said could intimidate the five elected commissioners on a decision that might shape the future of residential solar use across the country.
Burns expressed concern that ratepayer money might be funding these campaigns.
Television advertisements blasting the solar industry and, conversely, Arizona Public Service Co. have proliferated as both sides square off over the utility’s plan to cut solar subsidies.
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