By: Rachel Leingang | Arizona Capitol Times
Brandon Cheshire is all in.
He founded his own solar company, SunHarvest Solar, in 2009, and he has seen it grow steadily since then. He’s also willing to work with or around solar fees to bring in more customers.
“Solar is going to have to be taken off of every house in the Valley before I’m like, ah, I give in,” Cheshire said.
But recent charges – particularly a demand charge averaging $50 for solar customers in Salt River Project territory – have struck a blow, he said.
Since January, SunHarvest has had to lay off about a dozen people from its roster of 33 employees, he said. While the beginning of the year is usually slow for solar leases and things are starting to pick up a bit, it’s still worse than usual.
