Trib Talk: Do solar-equipped customers save or cost Rocky Mountain Power money?

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Rocky Mountain Power wants residents who have installed solar panels to pay a fee to help maintain the power grid, but that doesn't sit well with solar advocates.

On Thursday at 12:15 p.m., RMP spokesman Dave Eskelsen and Stan Holmes of Utah Citizens Advocating Renewable Energy (UCARE) join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about "net metering" and how the state is weighing the costs and benefits of rooftop solar.

Watch this online video chat at sltrib.com. You can also join the discussion by sending questions and comments to the hashtag #TribTalk on Twitter and Google+ or texting 801-609-8059.