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[Earth2Tech] Many industry insiders, like Susas, think the long-term prospects for utilities owning solar look good. Now that utilities are eligible for tax credits, it will likely make more financial sense for them to own projects outright than to buy solar electricity from companies in the business of financing and owning such projects now, Bullard said.

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