SolarCity is ceasing solar sales and installations in Nevada, effective immediately, following a decision by the state Public Utilities Commission to change the rating system for rooftop solar.
SolarCity chief executive officer Lyndon Rive said: “This is a very difficult decision, but Governor Sandoval and his PUC leave us no choice.
“The people of Nevada have consistently chosen solar, but yesterday their state government decided to end customer choice, damage the state’s economy, and jeopardize thousands of jobs.
“The PUC has protected NV Energy’s monopoly, and everyone else will lose.
“We have no alternative but to cease Nevada sales and installations, but we will fight this flawed decision on behalf of our Nevada customers and employees.
“Most disturbing is the PUC’s decision to retroactively sabotage existing solar customers’ investments by changing the rules on them.
“The Nevada government encouraged these people to go solar with financial incentives and pro-solar policies, and now the same government is punishing them for their decision with new costs they couldn’t have foreseen.
“These actions are certainly unethical, unprecedented, and possibly unlawful.
“While the rest of the country embraces a clean energy future, Nevada is moving backwards.”
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