Comments on: FAQ: Net Metering

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[...] California. That’s because legislatures in the two states have passed new rules that boost net metering, an arrangement that allows customers with small-scale solar and wind installations to get credit [...]

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By: J Wei

J Wei — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:48:11 +0000

did anyone get an answer from txu

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:11:21 +0000

Im in Weatherford TX and I thought it just showed up as a wholesale rate credit as opposed to the retain rate we are charged by TXU…any luck? rbj432003@yahoo.com

By: Joey Go

Joey Go — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:17:41 +0000

Gerald,

Maybe you can checkout http://www.NetMeter.org where Thailand have legislated net metering since 2003. Maybe we can follow their model without having legislation.

I am also in Manila and plan to put up grid connected solar panels if net metering is allowed.

Hope you succeed. Good Luck.

By: Gerald R. Martinez

Gerald R. Martinez — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:55:44 +0000

I am now in talks with Manila Electric Co. (Manila,Philippines) to adapt Net kw hr metering but have to do a lot of explaining, apparently they have no idea about it. What should I do to convince them? Do you have materials for me to present them?

By: Joann

Joann — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:52:16 +0000

Mike, I'm also looking for a way to sell excess back to TXU in Texas. I don't see an answer to post - did you ever find a way?

By: Web

Web — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:08:51 +0000

Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:47:52 +0000

I live in texas and TXU will not tell me how to sell back power"" Net metering, I want to sell back solar power to Txu. Can anyone Help me ?/ Thank you

By: smegly

smegly — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:32:21 +0000

Jim, I believe that the 2,000 cycles assumption is a bit low. The company that makes the battery is claiming more like 20,000 cycles. That would bring the cost down to 2.5 cents per kilo-watt hour.

By: Eideard

Eideard — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:16:04 +0000

Credit full price? Where in the US does that happen?

Certainly, not here in sunny New Mexico where PNM credits back the wholesale price - while selling to us at retail.

Of course, they also are getting ready to increase rates for residents because they "need to build more capacity" - while exporting coal-generated electricity to beautiful California.

Humbug!

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:10:47 +0000

Utilities don't really like net metering because they are expected to credit full-price for a resource that has no baseline capacity. Batteries or other backup storage can help with this, but that is expensive.

Usually batteries are referenced by energy storage (meagawatt-hour, not megawatt) A $1M 2MW-hr battery (assuming good for 2,000 cycles) would add 25 cents for every kW-hr stored in it. Not a bargain in any sense of the word.

Intermittent renewable energy sources are best offset with intermittent sinks, like smart HVAC or PHEVs, not battery packs (unless they are in a car....).