| "It would not only end solar but remove the economic viability for any renewable energy in Wisconsin." A recent move by Wisconsin utility We Energies to not only raise electricity rates on all consumers but also to add an additional charge on those who produce their own energy and sell it back to the grid has sparked outrage within the state and beyond. The plan would raise the "fixed charge" on all customers' electric bills from $9 to $16 a month, as well as reduce net metering -- a policy that enables customers with solar panels or other forms of distributed generation to sell their excess electricity back to the grid -- and add a new charge on these electricity-generating customers. |
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