A renewable-energy advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin regulators on Thursday over current legal guidance that seems to prevent third-party financing of solar projects, an arrangement that allows developers to directly rent solar arrays to homeowners and businesses.

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As solar energy has become more popular and inexpensive, this once-fringe renewable source of power is now at the center of an energy turf war in Wisconsin.

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The Wisconsin Public Service Commission punted last week again on a question that's front-of-mind for solar advocates in the state: Is a private company that owns and operates solar service in effect a public utility?

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