Posted on 05/05/2014 7:09:45 AM PDT by The Working Man
Utility customers who want to install rooftop solar panels or small wind turbines could face extra charges on their bills after legislation passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Monday.
Senate Bill 1456 passed 83-5 after no debate in the House. It passed the Senate last month and now heads to Gov. Mary Fallin for her approval.
The bill was supported by the states major electric utilities, but drew opposition from solar advocates, environmentalists and others. It sets up a process at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to establish a separate customer class and monthly surcharge for distributed generation such as rooftop solar or small wind turbines.
Customers who already have those systems installed wouldnt be affected by the bill. It also wouldnt apply to electric cooperatives, which arent regulated by the Corporation Commission. The new tariffs for distributed generation would start by the end of 2015.
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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.
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.
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.
makes sense.
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