Solar is one of the hottest topics in the electricity business today.
As utilities and consumer advocacy groups battle over net metering and the value of rooftop solar, FERC chairman Jon Wellinghoff chimed in, claiming that solar will "overtake everything." Meanwhile, a solar fight is heating up in California, with a pro-solar campaign issuing a scathing video mocking utilities for their fear of what solar will do their bottom lines.
For those stories and more, take a look and see what you missed in Utility Dive's most read news of the week:
- FERC chairman: Solar will 'overtake everything': Jon Wellinghoff thinks solar will bring about the rise of "consumer-driven markets"
- If renewables replace nuclear, Germany’s biggest utility will quit: Germany’s E.ON threatened Chancellor Angela Merkel after she pledged to phase nuclear generation out by 2020.
- Fake SoCal Edison commercial mocks utilities' rooftop solar hatred: The "Save Rooftop Solar" campaign is getting aggressive—and going viral—with its latest tactic.
- North Carolina suing every Duke Energy coal plant in state : The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources claim the polluting plants "pose a serious danger" to the people of North Carolina.
- What do Duke, Exelon and Southern's Q2 reports reveal about the industry?: Earnings calls from some of largest U.S. utilities show how the industry is coping with economic conditions and drive long-term success.
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