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<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:place></st1:State> has this, which is called “community net metering”. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">New York</st1:PlaceName>
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credits to the others. The target market is counties, towns, cities, large companies. Not quite what you have in mind, Larry, but a step in the right direction.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b><span style="font-weight:
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</span></b>Solar Energy Solutions<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 07, 2011 4:13 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches] community solar</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Washington</span></font></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> has a very good program which I believe is a kind of FIT Community solar thing that pays over $1.00/kW generated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">than too big all the Year after."</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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--- On <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Thu, 4/7/11, Dave Click <i><span style="font-style:italic"><daveclick@fsec.ucf.edu></span></i></span></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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From: Dave Click <daveclick@fsec.ucf.edu><br>
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] community solar<br>
To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br>
Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011, 1:05 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have a muni then it's possible, but I'd guess that with most
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investor-owned utilities they'd just laugh in your face. There are a few <br>
utilites out there that have done this- I think that <st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State> and <br>
<st1:City w:st="on">Seattle</st1:City> have this and we're working on it here in <st1:City w:st="on">
<st1:place w:st="on">Orlando</st1:place></st1:City> too.<br>
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These links should help:<br>
<a href="http://votesolar.org/2010/12/community-solar-coming-to-a-town-near-you/" target="_blank">http://votesolar.org/2010/12/community-solar-coming-to-a-town-near-you/</a><br>
<a href="http://votesolar.org/communitysolar/" target="_blank">http://votesolar.org/communitysolar/</a><br>
<a href="http://irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IREC-Community-Renewables-Report-11-16-10_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">http://irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IREC-Community-Renewables-Report-11-16-10_FINAL.pdf</a><br>
<br>
Larry Brown wrote:<br>
> wrenches.<br>
><br>
> I have had several inquires into this possible scenario. anybody have<br>
> any experience doing this with their local utility?<br>
><br>
> several families in a neighborhood or community invest together to put<br>
> up a solar array either on an existing building that has excellent solar<br>
> access or a ground mount that also has a wide solar window. the system<br>
> is set up so that it is configured into sub arrays with each sub array<br>
> having an inverter and a kwh meter that records the output of that sub<br>
> array. each of the sub arrays is designated (by agreement and the proper<br>
> paper work) to a particular family based on how much they invested into<br>
> the system. the output of the whole system is then grid tied and all of<br>
> the kwh go directly to the utility. it is then just a matter of<br>
> accounting in that each of the sub arrays kwh's produced is deducted<br>
> from the kwh's used by that particular customer on their home or<br>
> business utility bill. So the customer either has a credit that is<br>
> carried over or has a balance owed that appears on the next utility bill.<br>
><br>
> The design and installation is straight forward and in one centralized<br>
> local location.<br>
> It is only a matter of paper work and accounting.<br>
> And it builds community and neighbors get to know each other<br>
> Much like Community Supported Agriculture<br>
><br>
> Larry Brown<br>
> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sun</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">
Mountain</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
><br>
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