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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Utilities wage campaign against rooftop solar

SolarCraft workers install solar panels on the roof of a home in San Rafael, Calif. According to a report by the Solar Foundation, the solar industry employs more workers than the coal-mining industry. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

By Joby Warrick-March 7 at 8:01 PM
Three years ago, the nation’s top utility executives gathered at a Colorado resort to hear warnings about a grave new threat to operators of America’s electric grid: not superstorms or cyberattacks, but rooftop solar panels.
Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar by Thavam Ratna