SPAM: net metering for South Carolina [RE-wrenches]

[Bill Brooks]

Dan,

Check out the interconnection guide that the NC Solar Center has. I wrote
the original draft way back in 1995 and Chris Larsen did a nice job of
updating it. There is a lot of net metering information in that. Here is the
URL  http://www.irecusa.org/pdf/guide.pdf. There are also great references
in the document to take you further.

Bill.



-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Whigham, SC Solar [mailto:DWhigham at scsolar.com]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:33 PM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: SPAM: net metering for South Carolina [RE-wrenches]
Importance: High



Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Scenario: I met with the South Carolina State Energy Office Friday to
discuss net metering for the state of South Carolina.
Due to the state having so many electric suppliers, I was given the
following opportunity/scenario.
The state Energy Office cannot get involved in assistance with the push for
net metering, but I was informed the largest producer of electricity in
South Carolina was the State utility -Santee Cooper Electric.
I was given until next Wednesday, to have a formal written
proposal -purposing that Santee Cooper openly allow net metering.
The document I would need to show the benefits to the state run utility why
it would be in their best interest to allow net metering using PV. If the
State energy office likes the proposal,  a meeting with the board governing
the utility will be requested (with a wink and a handshake-granted), to
submit and discuss this, in the attempt to get this enacted as an official
utility offering.
 I was stunned at their offer, but they needed someone ( a citizen)  to
initiate the dialogue, as they were prevented from doing so.
I already have the approval to sell back to Santee Cooper (thanks to some
former employees of the State Energy Office), but there are some barriers
when it comes to individual co-operatives who purchase electricity from them
and resell it to local communities.
This would be the a huge step forward for a state so dependent on Nuclear
power.
If anyone has been involved with the net metering process in your state and
can forward  any document or link to assist in my proposal it would be
greatly appreciated. I have a rare and golden opportunity, but I have very
little time. Thank you in advance for any assistance you may be able to
provide.

Regards,

Dan Whigham

SC Solar
7073 Henry Harris Road
Lancaster SC 29720
www.scsolar.com
803-802-5522

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