Oklahoma House passes solar surcharge bill

http://newsok.com/oklahoma-house-passes-solar-surcharge-bill/article/3955378 ^ | April 15, 2014 | Paul Monies

[publius911]

Such accidents seemed to be a weekly feature on the local evening news, I recall one poor lady whose car was hanging by the rear tires on the guardrail, freaking out, stuck there for hours with news cameras rolling. That curve was there due to the influence of a prominent doctor.

I don't believe that for a second. Safe, public transportation facilities is one of the clear purposes for the existence of the public condemnation process to acquire private property. Accompanied by just compensation, of course.

[RegulatorCountry]

I don't believe that for a second. Safe, public transportation facilities is one of the clear purposes for the existence of the public condemnation process to acquire private property. Accompanied by just compensation, of course.

Oh? That's because rules are never bent or broken, right? I was referring to the Hawthorn Curve on I-40 in Winston-Salem, NC. The history is there for anyone who bothers to look, unlike yourself.

[DBrow]

The inverter syncs with the power line, and puts current into the line, which goes back through the step-down transformer and onto the grid. There is a lockout, if line power is lost the inverter shuts down. If it didn’t the solar system would pump current into the grid and could hurt a linesman who thinks the shutoff is working.

The meter works both ways, yes. If you use 3 KWH and your solar makes 2 KWH you get billed for 1 KWH.

The solar installation, meter, inverter and all is installed and maintained by the owner. This could be the owner of the rooftop, (or the property owner), or the property owner could be leasing out the rooftop to a third party solar company.

The utility does not have that much to do with it except for paperwork and billing.

[PA Engineer]

The utility does not have that much to do with it except for paperwork and billing.

The utility, more specifically the power producers have to maintain spinning reserve whether there is solar or not.

[DBrow]

Most solar cogen sites don’t produce much power. The civil sites where they cover a landfill or brownfield can crank out a megawatt, then you need turbines ready.

Some guy’s rooftop hardly makes a blip.

[PA Engineer]

Some guy’s rooftop hardly makes a blip.

One won't, but hundreds will. They are being proactive and grid tie producers should pay their fair share, rather than have all the others subsidizing them.

[DBrow]

makes sense.