News, A Georgia Republican Is Working To Increase Access To Rooftop Solar Power (solar panels, buying)

[JD59]

A Georgia state lawmaker on Tuesday introduced legislation that would encourage more solar power in the state by making the solar panel purchase process more like buying a car — allowing citizens to lease, rather than buy, solar panels for their homes.

Republican Rep. Mike Dudgeon, an electrical engineer, said the bill would let property owners lease solar panels instead of having to buy them with cash up front. Though the bill if passed may very well result in an increased incentive for people to power their homes with renewable energy, Dungeon says the main reasons for introducing the ill are enabling free-market financing.

A Georgia Republican Is Working To Increase Access To Rooftop Solar Power | ThinkProgress

[Dakster]

And it will either take off or fail depending on the price. It has already been shown that break even leasing isn't attractive to many people. I applaud any attempt to increase the use of PV.

[bellhead]

Southern Company/Georgia Power will have a talking with him. Dude is not walking the company line.

[whirnot]

Wow! Georgia is really backwards there. Solar leasing is really popular in other parts of the country. Can't imagine why they would have a law preventing that.

[bradykp]

It's odd that Georgie has a law that enables the major utilities to completely control the solar panel market. Why do they have such an anti-competitive law? This is a step in the right direction, but it's funny how they have laws that prevent solar generation.