தெற்கு சுற்றுச்சூழல் சட்டம் மையம் அலபாமா News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from தெற்கு சுற்றுச்சூழல் சட்டம் மையம் அலபாமா. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In தெற்கு சுற்றுச்சூழல் சட்டம் மையம் அலபாமா Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Federal court challenge looms over Alabama solar panel fees


Federal court challenge looms over Alabama solar panel fees
KIM CHANDLER , Associated Press
FacebookTwitterEmail
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) A federal regulatory group will not take action against the Alabama Public Service Commission over fees allowed on home solar panels, but the group s chairman expressed concern that the state might be violating federal law designed to encourage alternative energy sources.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a request from environmental groups to take enforcement action against the Alabama regulators that approved Alabama Power’s fees on home solar panel s and other home power generation. However, two members of the five-member panel, Commission Chairman Richard Glick and Commissioner Allison Clements, issued a separate statement Wednesday to express concern that Alabama regulators may be violating federal policies designed to encourage the development of cogeneration and small power production facilities and to re ....

United States , Keith Johnston , Michael Hansen , Alyson Tucker , Southern Environmental Law Center Alabama , Alabama Power , Environmental Law Center , Alabama Public Service Commission , Commission Public Utility Regulatory Policies , Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act , Southern Environmental Law Center , Environmental Law , Allison Clements , Richard Glick , Keith Johnston , Michael Hansen , Alyson Tucker , United States , North America , Alabama Power , Alabama Public Service Commission , Alabama State , C Complete State National , Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , Southern Environmental Law Center , Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act ,

Homeowners, group seek action on Alabama Power's solar fee


By KIM CHANDLER April 11, 2021 GMT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Homeowners and an environmental group are asking federal regulators to step in over Alabama Power’s fees on home solar panels, fees they argue purposely discourages the use of solar in the sun-rich state.
The petition filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asserts that the Alabama Public Service Commission violated federal law when it upheld the fees. It asks the commission to initiate an enforcement action against the PSC and direct the state agency to order Alabama Power to sell electricity to solar customers at nondiscriminatory rates.
“By imposing one of the highest fees on solar customers of any regulated utility nationwide, Alabama Power’s unjustified solar charges are severely curtailing renewable energy development in our state, and other states are leaving Alabama behind because of it,” Keith Johnston, director of Southern Environmental Law Center’s Alabama office. ....

Blount County , United States , Keith Johnston , Teresa Thorne , Alyson Tucker , Southern Environmental Law Center Alabama , Southern Environmental Law Center , Energy Regulatory Commission , Alabama Power , Environmental Law Center , Associated Press , Alabama Public Service Commission , Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , Environmental Law , Southern Environmental Law , புளூட் கவுண்டி , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , கேய்ட் ஜான்ஸ்டன் , தெரசா முள் , அலிசன் டக்கர் , தெற்கு சுற்றுச்சூழல் சட்டம் மையம் அலபாமா , தெற்கு சுற்றுச்சூழல் சட்டம் மையம் , ஆற்றல் ஒழுங்குமுறை தரகு , அலபாமா பவர் , சுற்றுச்சூழல் சட்டம் மையம் , தொடர்புடையது ப்ரெஸ் ,