Paul Whitehurst, an attorney and business owner, is challenging Alabama Power over the rates he receives for solar energy. Whitehurst powers his office almost entirely with solar panels and often sells excess energy back to the utility company. However, he is frustrated by the disparity between what he pays for electricity and what he is paid for his solar contributions. “The bottom line is I’m selling them way more power than I’m buying from them but in the end
I’m actually paying 50, 75 dollars a month for the privilege of essentially giving my power to them,” Whitehurst said…