Arizona caught in middle of rooftop solar dispute
Utility firms form third-party groups to support candidates for an elected state board that regulates their industry in the latest twist to a three-year political battle for influence
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THERE'S a war brewing over the future of rooftop solar, and Arizona is at ground zero.
Pinnacle West Capital Corp, which owns the state's largest utility, last month said that it has formed a third-party group to support candidates for an elected state board that regulates their industry. The Arizona Daily Star's website reported last Thursday that Pinnacle West has spent more than US$3.5 million on the race in which SolarCity Corp, a rooftop solar provider, said it is planning to spend US$2 million through a non-profit that it supports.
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