By Tim Steller columnist | Arizona Daily Star
(Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussions purposes only.)
For two years, Arizona Public Service wore the black hat in our state’s shoot-em-up at the solar corral.
Now all of Southern Arizona’s utilities are riding into the fight wearing hats in various dark shades.
Trico Electric Cooperative, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative and Tucson Electric Power have all taken steps to increase the costs of power for people who install new rooftop solar systems. Their moves come after APS and the Salt River Project — the Phoenix area’s largest electric utilities — succeeded at raising the cost of rooftop solar for homeowners and businesses, drastically driving down the number of people installing solar panels in the Salt River Project’s service area.
