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Why The Death Of Nevada's Solar Industry Terrifies Arizona Businesses

A SunHarvest crew puts up solar panels on a residence in Scottsdale.
(Photo by Will Stone - KJZZ)
A SunHarvest crew puts up solar panels on a residence in Scottsdale.

When Nevada upturned the process of how its solar customers are charged, it cast a shadow far beyond state lines.

Just ask Brandon Cheshire. On a clear morning, a crew from his company SunHarvest was putting up panels at a home in Scottsdale.

“What happened in Las Vegas is really kind of scary because if we don't have foresight as an industry," then the same could happen here, he said. 

Nationally, the residential solar market is booming with a 66 percent increase from 2014 to 2015. And Nevada was one of the standard bearers.


Will Stone was a senior field correspondent at KJZZ from 2015 to 2019.