Utah solar company on trial for allegedly making false promises to customers

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah solar energy company that promises substantial tax breaks to customers who buy its thermal lenses doesn't generate any electricity and never will, a solar power expert testified Monday in federal court.Neldon Johnson and R. Gregory Shepard are accused of using RaPower-3 LLC and International Automated System Inc. to sell solar technology to customers under a false premise that the equipment is groundbreaking.A 2015 Department of Justice complaint alleges the busines