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<p>Hi William;</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. <br>
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<p>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. <br>
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<p>Ray Walters<br>
Remote Solar<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/28/2025 12:04 PM, William Miller
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<div dir="auto">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.</div>
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William Miller<br>
Miller Solar.com<br>
805-438-5600<br>
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10:56 AM Drake Chamberlin <<a
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Please check out the link below for a Guardian article
about where it was first launched. There is much more
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class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/04/alec-freerider-homeowners-assault-clean-energy</a><br>
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<i>Athens Electric LLC<br>
OH Electrical Contractor License 44810<br>
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installation
Professional<br>
740-856-9648<br>
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