[RE-wrenches] Solar and tenant billing

[frenergy]

Carl,

             In my area (PG&E, N. California) I've installed solar on 
four of my rentals.  Rather than trying to figure out monthly billing, 
renters come, renters go, true-up, some occasionally don't pay their 
bills, etc. I decided to just bump up the rent to cover the average cost 
of power.  The tenant still gets the PG&E bill and pays the ~$10/mo. 
meter charge and if they are there at true-up time they pay zero or a 
small end-of-year amount.  My renters have been happy with this arrangement.

             You have to do some math to have it come out close and I 
did the grid-ties after each rental had some electrical history.  
Fortunately nobody has decided to have a grow-room, yet.  Whenever an 
appliance needs replacing, I install Energy Star replacements.  Of 
course I tell them that if they are reasonably careful their true-up 
will be little to none.  Eventually my investment gets paid off and the 
higher rent goes into my pocket instead of PG&E's.  Win-win.

Bill

Feather River Solar Electric
Bill Battagin, Owner
4291 Nelson St.(shipping)
5575 Genesee Rd. (USPS, UPS)
Taylorsville, CA 95983
530.284.1925 Office/ 530.258.1641 Cell
CA Lic 874049
Solar powered since 1982

On 1/30/2023 5:42 PM, Carl Adams via RE-wrenches wrote:
> Hello wrenches,
> I have a client that is installing solar on a commercial building 
> where he has four points of connection for four tenants.  Are there 
> any good solutions out there for metering power for tenants in this 
> situation.  Production metering will be done via  SolarEdge revenue 
> grade meters.
>
> With kind of regards
> Carl Adams
> SunRock Solar
>
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