[RE-wrenches] California NEM3 specific question

[William Miller]

Pacific power is not an investor owned utility.

On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 3:44 PM Todd Cory via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> My 2005 yearly billing, net metering agreement with Pacific Power says
> nothing about it being only valid for 20 years.
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> Todd
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> On Friday, March 3, 2023 8:46am, "William Miller via RE-wrenches" <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> said:
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> To my Friends on the Wrenches forum:
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> This is a question that likely can only be answered by a California based
> grid-tied contractor.  The subject itself may be of more general interest
> as it is demonstrative of a trend that has dogged the industry and may be
> more prevalent in the future.  The subject has many layers to discuss, but
> I have a very specific question:
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> The new NEM3.0 legislation applies to current and future grid-tied
> customers connected to Investor Owned Utilities (IOU) in California.  It
> specifies in part that when NEM3 takes effect on 4/14/23, all customers
> that are currently categorized as NEM1 and NEM2 keep their existing status
> for 20 years from date of system commission.  After that 20 years these
> customers will be demoted to NEM3.  The reality of NEM3 is that it sucks
> for customers.
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> My home system was commissioned in October of 2003.  That means that in
> eight months I will be forced into significantly worse terms for trading
> kWh with PG&E. It’s not just me-- we installed a lot of grid-tied systems
> in the early 2000s and I want to do what I can to protect my clients.  I
> worry for all people that supported solar when it was much more expensive.
> This is really a sad result for early adopters.
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> BTW, everyone is talking about the poor people that have yet to install
> solar but don’t want to get the future bad deal.  The hidden story is this
> sunset provision.  As I said above, this part seems pretty unfair.
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> I called PG&E today and was told that there is no way to extend NEM1 or 2
> status, short of removing all solar, having the roof inspected, and
> re-installing.
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> So do any of you California wrenches know what options there are to keep
> NEM1 and NEM2 accounts off of NEM3?  Any advice is appreciated.
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> If you agree that this is a problem, spread the word and give your
> customers a heads up.
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> William
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> Miller Solar
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William Miller
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