OT: Electricity generation: "Net Billing" arrangements

[Mike O'Dell]

Is the local power company even required to take your electricity?

in many places in the US, there is no legal requirement for them
to pay you for it if they let you back-feed at all.

so places which do have so-called "in-feed requirements" do indeed
play the game of selling to you at retail but buying from you wholesale.
other jurisdictions require the buy/sell to be at the same rate.

there is no general statement possible other than "consult your local
utility company to see what they will agree to do". you should also
consult your local regulatory agency as to what the utility is required
to do, and then compare the two. sometimes the utility person you are
dealing with isn't, uh, er, "fully aware of all the rules".

yeah - that's it. "trust but verify" comes to mind.

     good luck
     -mo


On 3/21/11 10:17 PM, Iain McFadyen wrote:
> May I impose on the Tacos list for a moment? Off Topic question:
>
> Is anyone familiar with the arrangements by which an electricity utility will
> buy electricity from an independent source, using a "Net Billing" arrangement?
>
> Net Billing is where the user has to purchase electricity (if necessary) at the
> supplier's RETAIL rate, but the supplier buys electricity from the independent
> source at the WHOLESALE rate.
>
> {This differs from a "NET METERING" arrangement, where the net amount of
> electricity supplied is billed at the wholesale or retail rates.}
>
> In Jamaica, we pay J$24, (around 27 US cents) per kWh. How much are the utility
> likely to pay me if I generate and deliver one kWh to them? Is the rate a
> sizeable proportion of the J$24, or a tiny fraction?
>
>
> Thanks for any feedback. I'll gladly take further discussion off-list.
>
> Iain    KI4HLV/6Y5
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