“Sun Tax” To Punish Alternative Energy Users

Brian Maffly

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State regulators to hear testimony Monday on the costs and benefits of “net-metered” residences.

Angled to the southeast, Stan Holmes’ home above the state Capitol has a great view of City Creek Canyon but a less optimal position for solar panels — they generate most of their electricity in the morning, not during afternoon surges in demand.

But his new is 3.78-kilowatt system still produces more power than his family can use much of the year, and sends the surplus into the grid to power the neighbors’ lights, kitchens and air conditioners.