Disruptive Innovation Alert: Regulated Utilities Vie for a Piece of the DG Solar Pie

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feature-0-1408024219455.jpg After gaining a reputation for being one of solar’s most outspoken naysayers, Arizona Public Service (APS) shocked the industry by announcing its intent to get into the residential solar market. This is not the first time a regulated utility has attempted to catch up to a disruptive innovation by owning solar in its own territories, and it likely w

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  • westbranch
    westbranch Solar Expert Posts: 5,183 ✭✭✭✭
    Re: Disruptive Innovation Alert: Regulated Utilities Vie for a Piece of the DG Solar Pie

    An interesting out of the box analysis

    you can’t argue the action of utilities like APS show that utilities see the market as sustainable beyond the bump-down of the investment tax credit (ITC) in 2017. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em?
     
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