Utility raids CEC rebate funds for 5 MW solar project [RE-wrenches]

[Mo Rousso]

> BP Solar, Evergreen Solar, Kyocera, PowerLight, RWE Schott, Sanyo, Sharp
> and Shell formed the PV Now committee under national SEIA and are on record
> against SCE proposal to spend scarce Public Goods Charge funds. This is
> contrary to SCE's assertion that their proposal "would encourage the
> development of this emergying technology." You have to wonder what's going
> on when PV module manufacturers collectively don't like SCE's 5 MW deal.
> 
> Original Message:
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> From:  graham at solarexpert.com
> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 18:11:02 -0800
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: RE: Utility raids CEC rebate funds for 5 MW solar project
> [RE-wrenches]
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> If this goes through the money will be raided from less than 30kW
> account which would definitely hurt residential wrenches.
> 
> I believe the CEC, who has the final vote, will kill this deal.
> 
> SCE press release: http://www.edison.com/media/indiv_pr.asp?id=4673
> 
> Global Solar is supposed to install the system.  www.globalsolar.com
> 
> Global Solar, TrueSolar, TruePricing and Tucson electric Power are all
> owned by UniSource Energy.
> 
> BTW... The deciding vote of approval for this project was cast by CPUC
> Commissioner Peevey, who used to be the Founder and CEO of TruePricing
> and before that was President of SCE.
> 
> This stinks.
> 
> Graham
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marco [mailto:marco at pvthawaii.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 6:00 PM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: RE: Utility raids CEC rebate funds for 5 MW solar project
> [RE-wrenches]
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> 
> Is the possible/likely final approval of this going to affect the CEC
> buydown money for larger systems over 30 kW or is it going to suck up
> money for 1-29 kW systems as well?  Either way, it sounds like a bad
> thing for many CA. wrenches.
> 
> marco
> ProVision
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Joel,

It¹s easy to see, IMO.  They didn¹t get to bid to provide the panels.  The
panels are being provided by Global Solar, a company also owned by the PPA.
A very incestuous procurement indeed.

I can¹t believe that there is no criminal statute being violated here.  At
the very least, I see a class action lawsuit if the CEC approves this
misappropriation of public funds.

Mo
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