Justin Sykes on How Solar Energy Policies Hurt America’s Poor

In seeking to encourage solar usage, 44 states have
enacted net-metering policies, which allow customers with solar
panels to sell the power they generate back to their electric
utility providers. The hope is that net-metering will encourage
more customers to use solar panels to reduce their overall utility
costs. It sounds simple—but there is more to these mandates than
meets the eye, argues Justin Sykes, a policy analyst  with
Americans for Prosperity. Those most likely to benefit from
net-metering are high-income homeowners who can afford expensive
solar panels. Meanwhile, low-income Americans are absorbing extra
costs. 

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