[RE-wrenches] community solar

[Howie Michaelson]

Vermont has a "Group Net Metering" program that permits any individual
rate payers on the same utility to create a net metered array and have the
utility credit each members account according to a formal legal agreement.
 Legislation requires that all utilities in the state are required to
allow and facilitate this program.

Howie
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Howie Michaelson
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™

Sun Catcher, LLC
Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service
VT Solar Incentive Program Partner
http://www.SunCatcherVT.com
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On Thu, April 7, 2011 4:29 pm, Michael Welch wrote:
> This is a great topic for discussion on the RE-Markets list, where there
> are several more policy-oriented folks than here. I am cc'ing that address
> in this reply, so let's move the discussion there.
>
> Community solar is an important, up-and-coming thing. Specially for folks
> that don't have solar access. There's lots to it, like what kind of
> organizations can be set up to do this, and some serious barriers like
> securities regulations.
>
> Home Power has a couple of good community solar pieces in edit right now
> for the June/July issue.
>
> Larry Brown wrote at 12:56 PM 4/7/2011:
>
>>wrenches.
>>
>>I have had several inquires into this possible scenario.  anybody have
>>any experience doing this with their local utility?
>>
>>several families in a neighborhood or community invest together to put
>>up a solar array either on an existing building that has excellent
>>solar access or a ground mount that also has a wide solar window.  the
>>system is set up so that it is configured into sub arrays with each
>>sub array having an inverter and a kwh meter that records the output
>>of that sub array. each of the sub arrays is designated (by agreement
>>and the proper paper work)  to a particular family based on how much
>>they invested into the system.  the output of the whole system is then
>>grid tied and all of the kwh go directly to the utility.  it is then
>>just a matter of accounting in that each of the sub arrays kwh's
>>produced is deducted from the kwh's used by that particular customer
>>on their home or business utility bill.  So the customer either has a
>>credit that is carried over or has a balance owed that appears on the
>>next utility bill.
>>
>>The design and installation is straight forward and in one centralized
>>local location.
>>It is only a matter of paper work and accounting.
>>And it builds community and neighbors get to know each other
>>Much like Community Supported Agriculture
>>
>>Larry Brown
>>Sun Mountain
>>
>>
>>
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