{"id":6280,"date":"2013-10-23T06:48:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T10:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=6280"},"modified":"2013-10-23T07:06:34","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T11:06:34","slug":"solar-tariff-damaging-to-solar-growth-in-georgia-gsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/solar-tariff-damaging-to-solar-growth-in-georgia-gsea.html","title":{"rendered":"Solar tariff damaging to solar growth in Georgia –GSEA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nGSEA PR of yesterday about\r\n\r\nGeorgia Power’s attempt to tax<\/a> rooftop solar generators.\r\n\r\n\r\nProposed Solar Tariff Unfair and Damaging to Solar Growth in Georgia<\/a>,\r\n

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\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nAtlanta, GA — The Georgia Solar Energy Association Chairman Mark Bell said today \r\nthat the tariff on solar installations proposed in the Georgia Power rate request now \r\nunder consideration by the Public Service Commission is unfair to solar customers. \r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe tariff, which will add roughly $22 a month to residential solar customers’ bills \r\nbeginning in 2014, will have a significant \r\n“chilling effect” on the robust growth \r\nof solar development now under way in \r\nGeorgia. Solar investment currently is \r\nproviding jobs and new infrastructure throughout the state, including its rural areas \r\nwhere economic investment is badly needed. Solar energy is making Georgia farms \r\nmore cost-effective and productive, and high-demand manufacturing more efficient. \r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n“This proposal penalizes solar at \r\nthe exclusion of other energy saving methods, \r\nwhich Georgia Power supports. Georgia Power has traditionally supported energy \r\nefficiency and we feel solar is another \r\nexcellent approach for customers to save \r\nmoney on their energy bills,” Bell said. \r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe sample is yet too small for Georgia \r\nPower to obtain any reliable “cost of \r\nuse” \r\ndata to base this charge on, Bell said. No data on solar’s impact on the Georgia grid \r\nexists to support this proposal for a new tariff targeting solar customers. \r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nNoting this lack of information, the \r\nPublic Service Commission staff has rightly \r\nrecommended against adoption of the solar tariff. In written testimony, PSC staffers \r\nJamie Barber and Glenn Watkins said the tariff is “not in the public interest.” \r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n“GSEA recommends that the \r\nGeorgia Public Service Commissioners support the \r\nconcept of a free market and a consumer’s right to choose safe, affordable options \r\nthat work for their home or business. They should oppose this tariff,” Bell said. \r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nGSEA plans to monitor its deliberations \r\nand will update members on any developments. \r\nAbout the Georgia Solar Energy Association: The \r\nGeorgia Solar Energy Association, comprised of \r\nleading experts in solar manufacturing and \r\ninstallation, academia, finance, and the law is \r\nleading the effort in Georgia to promote the \r\neconomic and environmental benefits of solar energy through education, advocacy \r\nand industry support. Our members are working together to make Georgia a leader \r\nin innovation, job creation, and investment.\r\nFor more information, visit\r\n\r\nwww.gasolar.org<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nCONTACT: \r\n
\r\nJulie Hairston \r\n
\r\nCommunications Director \r\n
\r\nJulie.hairston@gasolar.org \r\n
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