Saw this come across the wire today....the link appears to be open access. Although one can dispute the 'Permie-ness' level of the attempts at solar-for-profit of those involved, I don't ever recall (1) the past law requiring that the power being generated needs to offset what would have been purchased from a rural power coop in the absence of the alternative power source, nor (2) the notion that rural power cooperatives are exempt from the jurisdiction of the state Public Utilities Commission. I realize many states do not have Net Metering for grid-interconnected power that the residence sells back to the utility, but for those that do, does this sound wonky compared to your own state laws? Certainly I'm aware of many state private and cooperative utility power producers looking to weaken or eliminate Net Metering and am wondering if this is being illustrated in the article.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/renville-county-farm-field-battle-223600182.html
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