RPT-INSIGHT-Taxes, fees: the worldwide battle between utilities and solar

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Reuters reports: A  year after sunny Spain issued notice of a law forcing solar energy-equipped homes and offices to pay a punitive tax, architect Inaki Alonso re-installed a 250 watt solar panel on a beam over his Madrid roof terrace. This, in response to an attempt by the government wanting people to become afraid of generating their own energy. “We’re tired of being afraid,” he said…

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