[RE-wrenches] Make No Mistake

[Ray Walters]

Hi William;

I agree that promoting unsubstantiated ideas is not helpful. However, 
the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is not a conspiracy 
theory.   It is a real organization with very real funding, that is also 
anti-solar and anti-net metering. Dig into their publications.  They are 
funded by fossil fuel companies, and promote legislation in favor of 
fossil fuels.

While we should not promote conspiracy theories, we also should not 
stick our heads in the sand, and think we do not have adversaries that 
are promoting anything they can to slow the adoption of RE.  This very 
much includes their promotion of RSS in the NEC.  They were quite 
successful in plucking heart strings in support of Fire fighter safety 
to the detriment of solar installer safety.

Who's in more danger?  The solar installers on the roof every day, or 
fire fighters that might not ever have to cut through a solar panel?  We 
need to stand up for each other, for what's right, and for our own 
safety in our chosen industry.

Ray Walters
Remote Solar

On 3/28/2025 12:04 PM, William Miller via RE-wrenches wrote:
> Drake:
>
> I must not have made my point very well. We need to avoid looking like 
> the conspiracy theorists.  Rants won’t do. Research and a measured 
> tone will win the argument.
>
> William Miller
> Miller Solar.com
> 805-438-5600
> www.millersolar.com <http://www.millersolar.com>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM Drake Chamberlin 
> <drake.chamberlin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Hello William,
>
>     The war on solar is not a conspiracy theory. Please check out the
>     link below for a Guardian article about where it was first
>     launched. There is much more information.
>
>     http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/04/alec-freerider-homeowners-assault-clean-energy
>
>     Best,
>
>     Drake
>
>     Drake Chamberlin
>     /Athens Electric LLC
>     OH Electrical Contractor License 44810
>     NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installation Professional
>     740-856-9648
>
>     /
>
>
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