Why solar power rarely shines in SC
The attitude of utilities and bureaucratic red tape are among many factors
Monday, Oct 15 2012
The State
Making electricity from the sun always appealed to Bruce Monson, an Air Force veteran who lives on a rolling farmstead southeast of Columbia. But when Monson looked to install solar panels on his property, he learned it would cost $22,000. Then he discovered an electric cooperative wanted to charge him $50 a month to connect the panels to a power line.