Solar Program Ended Because It Costs To Much

From the Denver Post: Black Hills Energy, which serves Pueblo and 52 towns and cities in southern Colorado, is set to pull the plug on its solar-panel incentive program.
The Rapid City, S.D.-based utility is proposing cutting its current program by about 75 percent, according to a renewable-energy plan filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Low natural-gas prices make adding renewable energy sources uneconomical, said Christopher Burke, vice president for Colorado utility operations.
"This is a pretty good punch in the gut," said JD Johnson, owner of SolStore, a Pueblo-based solar installer. "We are just looking for some consistency."
The move by Black Hills comes after Xcel Energy, the largest electric utility in the state, with 1.4 million customers, trimmed its Solar Rewards program.

Read more: Black Hills Energy pulling plug on solar program in southern Colorado - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_21386888/black-hills-energy-pulling-plug-solar-program-southern#ixzz24RcMLHcy
But anti-consumer politicians like Crybaby Harry Reid would rather saddle consumers with higher utility costs by forcing utility companies to spend large amount of money for solar power and other renewable energy.

Fortunately, some energy companies are fighting senile old corrupt politicians like Crybaby Senile Reid and winning and protecting the consumers.  Good for them.