OT: Electricity generation: "Net Billing" arrangements

[Chip Fetrow]

You need to ask the regulators.

It is different in every state in the US.

Some allow the meter to run backwards, but some put in two ratcheted  
meters.  Last I saw in California (and that was about 10 years ago)  
they charged 12 cents a kW/h for consumed power (retail) and about 4  
cents a kW/h for electricity put back into the system (wholesale).

--chip

On Mar 22, 2011, at 1:00 PM, tacos-request at amrad.org wrote:

> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:17:02 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Iain McFadyen <mcfadyenusa at yahoo.com>
> To: tacos at amrad.org
> Subject: OT: Electricity generation: "Net Billing" arrangements
>
> 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