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You are here: Home / Industry / Two Articles Highlight Challenges to Utility Business Model

Two Articles Highlight Challenges to Utility Business Model

September 30, 2013 By NEEC

NEEC News doesn’t typically reprint lengthy articles from national publications, but the following two highlight core challenges to the traditional utility business model brought on by the growth of customer centered resources like efficiency and distributed solar. This challenge represents in NEEC’s view both the opportunity and threat to the prosperity of our industry. Look for a series of NEEC programs in 2014 that will examine this issue from a variety of perspectives. For now, here are articles on recent proposed rate changes in California and a news story from the Wall Street Journal, in PDF.

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