With solar roadways (1) waiting to happen (thank you Damian McNeill for the suggestion) and with reports that residential solar systems are surging, why do power companies resist it so much (2) (3) instead of adapting and embracing the change?

(1) http://www.solarroadways.com/
(2) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-09/solar-panels-leads-to-less-demand-for-electricity/5586036
(3) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-08/qld-providers-trying-to-block-solar-from-grid-groups-says/5579874