{"id":4066,"date":"2014-10-25T16:09:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-25T06:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=4066"},"modified":"2018-05-09T11:01:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T00:31:34","slug":"big-utilities-scrambling-towards-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/big-utilities-scrambling-towards-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Big Utilities Are Scrambling Towards Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that solar power has become more of a threat, big US utility companies responsible for providing electricity want to buy in. With the cultural push to become more reliant on renewable energy sources and the increase in people wanting to break free from their higher utility bills, many utility companies are opting to become more solar friendly in order to keep their business.<\/p>\n<p>While overall this might be a good thing, the intentions are purely economic. Big utilities in the USA are in the discussions\u00a0with local governments in order to build or install solar panels into their networks. Some states have been open to this idea but others have resisted since it appears to only kill off the only competition electric companies have.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this development, click <a title=\"big utilities pushing into booming home solar market\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com.au\/r-big-utilities-pushing-into-booming-home-solar-market-2014-10\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that solar power has become more of a threat, big US utility companies responsible for providing electricity want to buy in. 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