April 28, 2014

Now That Solar Capacity Is Soaring—Koch Brothers Demand Tax on the Sun

www.alternet.org/environment/now-solar-capacity-soaring-koch-brothers-demand-tax-sun?page=0%2C0
"The Kochs have been pushing, through AFP ads, the dishonest meme that rooftop solar owners aren't carrying their fare share of utility system costs. The dishonesty lies in the failure to mention how rooftop solar and distributed power helps reduce the demand for peak power in mid-summer allowing power producers to avoid costs for building new power plants to meet peak demand. Moreover, power distributors not in the generation business are able to avoid paying for the most expensive peak power. But that's not what the utilities are telling the politicians and public. They are lobbying that solar power generators are freeloaders."