Nevada's Desert made the State an attractive Market for Solar Companies, and a burgeoning Industry to Lease, Sell, and Install Panels on Homes was ready to take off.
Then, State Regulators decided in 2015, to cut the Net-Metering Rate to a Percentage of what it was, and Implemented New Fees.
Travis Miller, the Owner of Great Solar Basin, who was working for a National Firm at the time, said the Solar Industry immediately went dark.
California-based SolarCity eliminated 550 jobs, blaming the New Net-Metering Rate.
Other Companies pulled out of the State.
"Most of the local shops went out of business and closed their doors," Miller said. "There wasn't an industry at all."
After Two years of Public Outcry, and a Lobbying Campaign from Tesla, maker of Solar Batteries, Nevada reversed course.
But the effects of the Action in 2015 lingered, Miller said.
Solar Builders remained wary of Regulators, he said, and Investment was Slow to take off.
"It created a lot of skepticism and nervousness on the part of consumers," Miller said. "They thought: 'What happens if next year they decide to change the rules again?'"
We must work to Reject these types of Barriers to Clen Energy.
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