Colorado dispute over solar power reflects national trend

DENVER — A rate dispute between an electricity cooperative that serves a large swath of Colorado and its residential solar power customers is part of a national conflict between the utilities and the solar industry.

The Intermountain Rural Electric Cooperative has agreed to review its proposal to cut residential credits for solar energy, The Denver Post reported Sunday. The co-op serves a large swath of Colorado from the Eastern Plans to the central mountains.

The review comes after customers complained about cutting the credit and adding new charge based on peak demand.

Among them is Tim…