I think they were referring to the fact if you pay for your own solar system you can generate electricity for  $0.06&#x2F;kWh over the life of your panels.  Where your electric company wants to be the ones to buy the panels for themselves and charge you $0.17-$0.32&#x2F;kWh - a huge profit for them.<p>That&#x27;s why you see utilities in California pushing for 50% renewable energy source requirements while at the same time fighting to end net metering for consumers.  They are fighting to protect their own profits in the face of cheap solar panel availability.