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John Penry at TransTexasTrucks wrote:
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">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.</font></div>
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For now it is a Texas thing, governed by rules set by the PUC.<br>
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For the most areas, they have to let you attach. They don't necessarily<br>
have to allow net metering. Texas used to have a solid net metering<br>
rule, but it became ambiguous after deregulation, with lines providers<br>
being separate from generating companies. <br>
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The PUC recently made recommendations that might have killed net<br>
metering, at least the way I read it. There were hearings at the PUC<br>
on the subject this week.<br>
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But, co-ops and munis can do whatever they want, including not allowing<br>
you to attach. Some cooperate, some do not. Most need educating, at <br>
least. One guy in Kerville installed a system and was not even allowed <br>
to attach. Seems I heard he eventually was, after a couple of years of <br>
the system being idle.<br>
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- C<br>
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Chuck Wright
Chuck Wright Consulting, LLC
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://cwc-das.com">http://cwc-das.com</a>
ph: (512)255-4067
cell: (512)434-9692</pre>
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