There are many downsides of having electric monopolies. One of the only benefits is the quasi regulatory environment that the utilities have file many documents that are viewable publicly. In a recent CPUC filing, the California utility SCE disclosed its lobbying efforts. While they are allowed to fund up to $1million in lobbying, it appears that they could have exceeded this threshold. Questions arise and it could be that SCE helped fund the net metering disfunction in Arizona through some groups. Those questions need to be answered, Californians deserve to know. Solar also deserves to know how trade associations play into the utility lobbying. While EEI is openly against solar, many of these utilities also sit on solar trade associations. Be wary about the true motives.
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Yann