[RE-wrenches] Net Metering

[Marco Mangelsdorf]

Aloha Drake.

 

Yes, our PUC in its ultimate wisdom, ended our 14-year very successful
(80,000+ customers) NEM program back in October 2015.  That said, a lot of
us are still installing NEM systems since the Hawaiian Electric companies
have been (in my opinion) bending over backward to allow homeowners to get
their conditionally approved NEM systems installed and operational.  But
that's coming to an end in the months to come.

 

The PUC grandfathered all those NEM systems, so all of us lucky enough to
have NEM golden tickets can still provide surplus PV power back to the grid
and receive full retail credit.

 

Right now we are the first state in the country (the freakin' bleeding edge)
where new interconnect agreements (customer self supply or self consumption)
do not allow for any export.  Hence the need for batteries.

 

Hence the dire state of our once thriving PV industry.

 

marco

 

From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On
Behalf Of Drake
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 7:57 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Net Metering

 

Home Power Magazine wrote that Hawaii had ended its net metering program
https://www.homepower.com/articles/solar-electricity/design-installation/net
-metering-beyond . Does this mean that existing customers with net metering
contracts are unable to use their grid tied PV systems? How does it work
when a state or utility ends net metering?

Thanks,

Drake 
 
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
OH License 44810
CO License 3773
NABCEP Certified Solar PV 
740-448-7328
http://athens-electric.com/ 
 





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