<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">If on-site generator powers all or part of the load and does not send (wheel) power backwards to the grid, the utility company cannot detect the on-site generator. The kWh consumption reduction will look like you are conserving energy or are on vacation and should not attract their attention.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 3/7/11, William Miller <I><william@millersolar.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: William Miller <william@millersolar.com><BR>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Smart Utility meters<BR>To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><BR>Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 10:10 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv1474111045><FONT size=3>Joel:<BR><BR>It is my understanding that Smart meters will prevent unauthorized (guerilla) grid-tie installations from reducing energy costs. You can still defray your costs as long as you don't try to run the meter backwards. If you do, the amount you sell is accounted for as consumption. Is that your understanding as well?<BR><BR>If this is true, Smart meters are not detrimental to approved intertie installations.<BR><BR>William Miller<BR><BR><BR><BR>At 07:22 AM 3/7/2011, you wrote:<BR></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=yiv1474111045cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2 face=arial>Smart meters for whom? Smart meters (toll booths) are just another way for electric utility companies to increase their revenue and stop customer-owned solar power distributed generation. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<BR><BR>
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