By Kyle O’Donnell | Cronkite News
Dru Bacon compared APS’ response to household solar to Eastman Kodak Co.’s inability to recognize the future of digital photography.
Jeff Hodgkinson said groups supporting the utility’s request to charge new solar users a fee for accessing the electric grid are engaging in smear campaigns against those opposed to it.
Russell Pearce, the former state senator, said it’s unfair for ratepayers to subsidize solar users, while Steve Pierce, a current state senator, said solar users should pay for the grid just like other customers.
As the Arizona Corporation Commission began hearings Wednesday on net metering, scores of people signed up to share their thoughts. Most speakers opposed the fee APS is seeking, while the scene outside included a DJ, band and dozens of people holding signs objecting to the proposal.
