North Carolina Commission, Ruling for Duke Energy, Blocks Third-Party Solar Development
FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPrint分享Bruce Henderson for the Charlotte Observer:The N.C. Utilities Commission has rejected a Durham advocacy group’s test of a state law that allows only utilities to directly sell renewable energy.The group, NC WARN, installed solar panels on the roof of a Greensboro church and sold electricity to the church. In asking the commission to allow the arrangement, WARN hoped for a victory for so-called third-party sales of solar energy.The commission rejected the petition Friday, saying the “General Assembly has determined that the public is better served by a regulated monopoly than by competing suppliers of service,” leading to low electric rates.WARN, a persistent critic of the commission and Duke Energy, indicated it would appeal the ruling.“This case is going to court,” director Jim Warren said in a statement. “In other states, regulators or courts have agreed that third-party financing of rooftop solar is permissible and in the public interest.”Utilities Commission rejects test of third-party green energy sales North Carolina Commission, Ruling for Duke Energy, Blocks Third-Party Solar Development