Here’s a write-up of a public appearance by a utility commission from AZ, explaining why those who go with net metering (so they can sell excess power — from solar PV on the roof, one assumes) have to pay A FEE to the local utility.
The cost: $4.90 a month. So if you spent money to put solar PV on your roof, you’re out nearly $60 a year . . . in what might otherwise be called a TAX . . . to your local utility.
Is $4.90 the right amount?
“We took a big bite of the apple [with this decision]. Is the number correct? I expect this issue will be vetted in 2015.” The commission said that the new policy will be in effect at least until Arizona Public Service’s next rate case, which the utility was directed to file in 2015.
. . . which a reasonable interpretation might be summarized as “it could be MORE.”
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EleBlog take:
1. You did notice that AZ is a state with a lot of Sunshine, didn’t you?
2. It is the hope here that the fee entices more and more homeowners and building owners to go COMPLETELY off the grid. Battery storage systems need to be developed, improved, etc.
3. The actual reaction of the EleBlog’s proprietor upon the first 2 readings of the above-linked article involved a lot of words (in English and Sicilian) which will not be posted here.
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