By Ryan Randazzo | The Arizona Republic
SolarCity Corp. responded to accusations from Arizona’s top utility regulator saying the company is truthful in its advertising and battling utilities that see solar as a competitive threat.
Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Bob Stump wrote a letter to SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive on Wednesday asking about statements SolarCity’s sales representatives make and what kind of monitoring the company undertakes to ensure they provide accurate information.
Stump said Tucson Electric Power customers were complaining about conflicting information from SolarCity and the utility.
“We believe that this allegation is politically motivated,” said Will Craven, senior communications manager for SolarCity. “Utilities are trying to disrupt straightforward private business transactions between solar companies and Arizona residents by planting seeds of doubt in the minds of ratepayers wherever they can, simply in order to harm the rooftop solar industry.”
