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Solar power can cut consumers' bills and still be good for utilities

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imageRooftop solar panels: will they kill power companies or can they help them?kincuri/flickr, CC BY-NC

The cost of solar energy continues to fall, so it is no surprise that more people are adopting solar.

This rapid growth of rooftop solar, however, has led many electric utilities to try to apply the brakes. A number have lobbied to change the...

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