<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Washington State has a very good program which I believe is a kind of FIT Community solar thing that pays over $1.00/kW generated.<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms"><STRONG>than too big all the Year after."</STRONG></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 4/7/11, Dave Click <I><daveclick@fsec.ucf.edu></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>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<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>If you have a muni then it's possible, but I'd guess that with most <BR>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 Portland, OR and <BR>Seattle have this and we're working on it here in Orlando too.<BR><BR>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>> Sun Mountain<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> List sponsored by Home Power magazine<BR>><BR>> List Address: <A href="http://us.mc318.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" ymailto="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</A><BR>><BR>> Options & settings:<BR>> <A href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org"
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