Arizona Public Service Commission

Kadizzle admits it—he made a big mistake. Without crunching the numbers, and thanks to Republican policies that padded the pockets of the power companies, installing solar actually raised his electric costs. Sounds crazy, right? But here we are.

Instead of just getting gouged by APS, now we’re also paying the solar company. Every month, $108 goes straight to the solar outfit just for “renting” the panels. Meanwhile, APS still charges us for everything—even the privilege of using the sun.

Why? Because APS owns the legislature. Republican lawmakers, bought and paid for by APS lobbyists, helped craft the rules. One of their clever tricks: slapping solar customers with “grid fees,” essentially charging us for the wires and even their pencils.

And here’s the kicker—APS buys my excess solar power for 7 cents per kilowatt, then turns around and sells that same power back to me for 35 cents. They won’t pay me a dime for the use of my own roof, but they’ll happily profit from it.

Kadizzle thought solar would be freedom from the monopoly. Instead, it feels like getting scammed twice.

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