[RE-wrenches] Net-Metering Vs. Net-Billing

[Dave Click]

You may want to look into some of the IREC reports for the technical 
information you'd need to help push for net metering.
http://www.irecusa.org/irec-programs/publications-reports/

That of course is based on the assumption that you're dealing with 
rational people down there. That's actually good news that you're 
looking at net-billing as a starting point-- there are much worse 
options than your utility willing to pay you 20c+/kWh (and that's 
actually a good reason for you to sell whole-house battery-backup 
systems). I'd list them here, but I don't want to give your opponents 
any ideas!

Maybe the RE-Markets list could help, too.

On 2012/2/19 9:01, Chris Mason wrote:
> As I believe these consultants are using it, the terms does refer to a
> method of billing outflows at a different rate to inflows. I hope I have
> made that part clear in my blog post.
>
> The idea of a feed-in-tariff is not going to fly in this country as
> there is no tax base to pay for it. Government will nto pay anyone to
> produce electricity. The best I can hope for, and all I want to see, is
> net-metering, something that most of the members of this list would take
> as a basic right.
>
> I am actually shocked to see American consultants telling sunny
> Caribbean islands that depend on diesel for energy that they should not
> encourage residential solar PV. What's even funnier is the funding comes
> from a climate change mitigation organization.
>
> Thanks for your comments
>
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Christopher Warfel
> <cwarfel at entech-engineering.com <mailto:cwarfel at entech-engineering.com>>
> wrote:
>
>     Hi Chris, I had never heard of the term net-billing before.  Is this
>     a two meter arrangement of a programmed meter that tracks the energy
>     exported to the utility system versus what is imported to the site?
>
>     Given the predictability of the solar resource in your area, I would
>     think one could make an argument for a feed-in tariff or net
>     metering if systems have characteristics that would most likely
>     produce energy at time of system peak. I also live on an island and
>     system peak is 10pm, so that concept only works if we program the
>     battery systems to sell around that time.
>
>     It has always bothered me to be in that part of the world and see so
>     little renewable energy. The electric utilities hold a lot of
>     political sway.  How can electric water heating be so pervasive
>     versus solar assisted water heating?  It is really disturbing.  Chris
>
>     ------- Original Message ------- On 2/19/2012 12:33 AM Comet Systems
>     wrote:
>
>     __
>     I've been invited to take part in stake holder consultation meetings
>     with a consultancy employed��by the Government�to make
>     recommendations on renewable energy legislation for Anguilla. In the
>     first of two meetings, they announced their intention to recommend a
>     net-billing arrangement for grid-tied residential solar systems on
>     the basis of offering the consumer less-than-avoided-cost. I was
>     vocally opposed to anything other than net-metering at retail as I
>     believe it cannot work and will fail and I have written a blog entry
>     describing the issues.
>     http://caribbeanrenewable.blogspot.com/
>
>     As I have another meeting with them, I would like to prepare some
>     examples of how this is a failed system. If anyone can offer some
>     information I can use, or would like to critic my post, I would like
>     to hear from you.
>     As background, this is a tropical island with great sunshi ne,
>     electricity at 43c/Kwh, and no incentives for solar installation.
>
>
>     --�
>     Chris Mason
>     Skype: netconcepts
>
>
>     Christopher Warfel, ENTECH Engineering, Inc. PO Box 871, Block
>     Island, RI 02807, 401-466-8978 <tel:401-466-8978> (v)(f)
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