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Solar Sabotage

5/14/2016

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Freedom, sabotage, solar, solar panels, solar city, solar lease, arizona, solar energy, going green, going true green, profit margins, greed, utilities, electric power
America, the land of the free! Except when you may want to install or lease solar!

I write this blog with great disappointment, because our Federal and State governments have failed us and greed controls many of the now inept utility companies that have sat on their previous prowess. A recent study found that 10 out of our 50 states can produce 35% of America's solar electricity. However, they cannot achieve this amazing task, because these 10 states are hindering the expansion of solar electric energy. Only in America could such an ironic statement like this be made: Several states with the most sunny days are sabotaging the solar industry and hard working Americans who want to install a solar system.

​The study reported that Florida and Texas are the most gravest offenders, because they have the second and third highest potential for rooftop solar and are only producing 2.7% compared to the total 16% of their rooftop solar power.

Additionally, these 10 States such as Virginia, Nevada, Florida, and Texas, are contributing to making it more difficult for the United States to meet Fossil-Fuel Emission reductions established by the Paris climate change accord.

One can only assume that the utilities are in fear of losing income with solar customers, because they failed to act years ago to bring affordable solar energy to America. Now the utilities have competition and they are getting political leaders from any party to help defend them and their market that they cornered so many years ago. The defense comes in many forms, from Democratic and Republican governors or legislatures. Rules are put into play, such as if you put solar panels on your roof, you must own them. You cannot put panels on your roof that are the property of some solar company, because you are leasing them. Thus, a leasing program that makes solar energy affordable, saves homeowners money, and our environment's future for all our grandchildren, is now null and void.

Some States who are wearing the white cowboy hat are Arizona and California. They are producing more and more solar power each day. This saves money, energy, and our environment, while creating new jobs year after year. This makes it even harder to understand how other States just go along with policies that are preventing all these blessings. Then again, it is also hard to understand why leaders of some countries fear freedom and still believe the illusion that they must control their people.

In order to preserve this great planet of ours, we must be willing to put the best interests of the people before profit margins.  Until that happens, the Earth and all of us living on it remain in jeopardy. 

Bill Lauto
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Environmental Scientist

International Sustainability and Energy Consultant

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Betsy Rosenberg link
5/18/2016 04:27:38 pm

This is absolutely outrageous, asinine and the height of short sighted greed-driven "thinking". If I was still doing my green radio show -- see my website if curious -- I'd have you, Bill Lauto, on to talk about this outrageous, tho sadly not surprising, state of affairs!

Perhaps equally outrageous, I am in NYC for the week (from SF) trying to pitch a green/energy/climate show to CNN and other major news networks that would focus on solutions to our planetary "pickle".
They're so far too busy to meet with me since this is the week they reveal their Fall lineup to advertisers. Based on what I've seen of the offerings there is nothing new under the sun. The same drivel, "distraction TV", leaving me to conclude we're just too busy watching crap to give a damn about what we're leaving behind to our poor kids. Shame on U.S.!!

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Bill Lauto link
5/22/2016 03:51:38 pm

Hi Betsy,

Thank you for your input and I understand your frustration. I have several good contacts in the media and yet, very difficult to get just 30 seconds to present a solution.
I perused your website and see that you have successful times and that is good to see. I would have loved to be on your radio show.
Perhaps if you are still in NYC and have time, we can meet this Tuesday. I can arrange some time while in NYC to meet you. Or perhaps if you are in Washington DC on June 8th, you can attend my workshop that I am presenting at the AESS conference this year. The Association for Environmental Studies and Scientist is meeting at American University and I am one of the guest speakers. More information can be seen on my previous Blog post dated 5/4/16.
Thank you again for your comment!
Bill Lauto, GTG

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Roberta Benefiel Grand Riverkeeper Labrador link
5/27/2016 06:40:08 pm

Hi Betsy Rosenberg. While u are in NY please be sure to tell the Gov. That Canadian Mega Hydro is anything but clean . Our group is living with the detrimental effects of the Churchill Falls project and doing battle to stop another project under way on that same river that will further poison our country food with methyl mercury. All the while the EPA would never allow such a project to be built in the US. The New Engkand Governors seem to think it's ok to destroy Canadian rivers as long as they're out of sight- out of mind. Reach out to me. Let's chat!

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Bill Lauto link
5/28/2016 10:01:10 pm

Hi Roberta,

Thank you for adding your voice to the conversations here at GoingTrueGreen's Blog. Bill, GTG

Rick Bengtson
5/19/2016 03:16:59 pm

Nice piece Bill, Are you or anyone else aware if there are similar resitrictions on commercial or industrial solar installations?

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Bill Lauto link
5/22/2016 03:57:24 pm

Thanks Rick! Also your question about similar restrictions for commercial solar is excellent. However, I currently do not have the answer. I do know Solar City (associated with Tesla and their storage batteries) is doing a great deal of industrial solar for themselves. One site is in Buffalo New York. I will put your question out there to see what answer comes back. Thanks again, Bill at GTG

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Nigel Howard link
5/19/2016 06:32:07 pm

Regrettably not just in US Bill. here in Australia our PM pledged one thing in Paris (provided the method of measurement let you count not deforesting existing forest areas - i.e do nothing), then returned home to permit the vast Carmichael Coal mine to stay sweet with the Adani corporation, then to close down CSIRO's climate research programmes. Meanwhile State governments have made it illegal to protest coal mining and CSG projects. Both of our governments signed the APP - a free trade agreement that lets corporations sue governments for loss of profits from any legislation that curbs their activities - like killing out future with fossil fuel extraction.

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Bill Lauto link
5/22/2016 04:06:19 pm

Hi Nigel,

Sorry to hear that everywhere, so many goals are based on greed. Thank you for commenting and your input from Australia. Please keep us posted and stay in touch via my blog or social media.
Thanks again,
Bill at GTG

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JD Polk (SolarManJD) link
5/28/2016 08:57:35 am

It is an absolute crime with what the Big Utilities is doing there level best to gut....what Lawton Childs & I tried to accomplished with the first cogeneration laws in 1992....We in the Sunshine State (if Lawton could have just hung on another 5 yrs Florida not Cali would be the Solar Capital of North America...imagine had Al actually been named instead of the Coal and Gas administration 1999....all because "W's" little brother said here we will make sure u r named...
All of this being the facts of History....We The People Must Make A Stand....For it is the RIGHT Of The PEOPLE to RISE UP and abolish such Goverance and Laws that we disagree with...

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Bill Lauto link
5/28/2016 10:06:42 pm

JD, Thank you for adding your voice to the conversations here at GoingTrueGreen's Blog. With greed issues on both sides of the political aisle and in too many corporations, I'm afraid we will only see long term solutions when "individuals" live by higher standard of morals.
Bill, GTG

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Tom Karas
5/29/2016 07:55:28 am

Bill, I appreciate the tenor of your piece and the desire to create conversation that may lead to action. And yes, we are enjoying the utility environment that we accepted when we 'trusted' utility executives and regulators because energy is just too damn hard to grasp for most everyone. But we are at a very unique point in history where 'sustainability professionals' are a real legitimate group who can help direct a large corporation's efforts.
Now these professionals have a metric where if only a handful banded together they could make meaningful change in the states you mention. The metric is the Renewable Energy Credit purchased on the Voluntary market. General research might be in order and then maybe we can team up for some specific examples. Thanks.

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Bill Lauto link
5/29/2016 07:01:37 pm

Hi Tom,
Excellent point on the Renewable Energy Credit market. I am in correspondence with one of the largest Solar companies in the US about this and specifically for a non-profit complex scheduled to be built within a year or so. That non-profit hopefully will become the biggest Going True Green example nation wide. I hope to post updates over time on my GTG Blog. Thank you and keep sharing knowledge!
Bill at GTG

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