[ausev] Residental Solar Power

[gregmckay at aol.com]

The "attaching" has more to do with codes, system design, and shutoffs than it does with buy-back and net-metering.


Many Many prodivers have had misundestandings and even put in place outrageous codes and design constraints for being able to connect.

....and thus the reason for 'guerilla' systems.?? THe utility does not have to know that you even have a system for you to connect, and the meters will run backwards whether they aknowledge it or not.

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Wright <cw08 at chuck-wright.com>
To: AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion <ausev at austinev.org>
Sent: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 9:45 pm
Subject: Re: [ausev] Residental Solar Power



John Penry at TransTexasTrucks wrote: 

I was told that co-ops were excluded.? I may have been misinformed, but someone selling solar panel "plans" at a home and garden show told me that they couldn't offer the plan if GVEC was my provider.

For now it is a Texas thing, governed by rules set by the PUC.

For the most areas, they have to let you attach. They don't necessarily
have to allow net metering. Texas used to have a solid net metering
rule, but it became ambiguous after deregulation, with lines providers
being separate from generating companies. 

The PUC recently made recommendations that might have killed net
metering, at least the way I read it.? There were hearings at the PUC
on the subject this week.

But, co-ops and munis can do whatever they want, including not allowing
you to attach. Some cooperate, some do not. Most need educating, at 
least. One guy in Kerville installed a system and was not even allowed 
to attach. Seems I heard he eventually was, after a couple of years of 
the system being idle.

- C

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Chuck Wright
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