By Eric Jay Toll | Phoenix Business Journal
The solar installation industry in Arizona is on the knife-edge of either cashing in on a great opportunity or an opportunity lost.
What has them hanging in the balance is the concept of net metering, where utilities pay solar customers for using a system’s excess energy.
A solar installer prepares another row for panels. Sunshine is still plentiful in Arizona, but net metering and financing issues cloud the solar industry’s future.