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#netmetering

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ℒӱḏɩę :blahaj:

Utility attacks on net metering are frivolous.

Let's look at an example.

Lydie's Neighbor's house uses 20kWh per day.

Lydie over produces all of that and then some.

Lydie's kWh arrive at her neighbor's house with almost no line loss, and no use of transmission.

If the utility powered Lydie's neighbor from their power plants, they might need to generate 25kWh, assuming 5kWh is lost in transmission.

But the utility charges Lydie's neighbor full price for Lydie's kWh even though the utility is coming out ahead, and tries to say that Lydie doesn't deserve full net metering.

It's BS and we all know it.

#Netmetering#solar#renewables
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Kernel Bob

The solar installation has been live for 21 days, and after a cold and rainy start, as of yesterday we've finally produced more than we've consumed. I hope we can stay in the black most of the year.

You can see that we've only had a handful of fully sunny days, but the panels produce significant energy even on cloudy days.

#solar#NetMetering
𝐃𝐫. 𝕵𝖎𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖑L ₲Ⱬ₮ 🌍

I have been warning both friends and family about this, and advising them to ditch mains grid ASAP & behold:

#Pakistan effectively abandons #NetMetering to 'cope' with #Rooftop #solar revolution

dawn.com/news/1897740/solar-us

Net-billing axed, electricity purchases from solar prosumers capped at roughly a FIFTH of what they sold from the grid, full sales tax (GST) + surcharges  irrespective of net consumption, no tax refunds

This is so stupid lol

DAWN.COM · Solar users face higher costs as policy revisedBy Khaleeq Kiani
#ClimateDiary#ClimateCrisis#climatechange
ℒӱḏɩę :blahaj:

This cold winter, with all these polar vortex incursions, is costly even for an efficient home. Approx $500 a month would be spent on electricity if it weren't for solar and net-metering.

The strongest vortex of the year is starting today, with below 0f expected. I bet we approach $30 per day this week.

#solar#Netmetering#renewables
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𝐃𝐫. 𝕵𝖎𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖑L ₲Ⱬ₮ 🌍

As I hv alluded to, #Pakistan s grid is inching to collapse and the people in charge are frantically trying to keep it afloat rather than make it adapt.

dawn.com/news/1883343/nepra-hi

9-14K MW of demand (15-35% of national capacity depending on the season) has disappeared in less than 12 months thanks to solar!

#Solar #SouthAsia #GlobalSouth #EnergyTransition #ClimateDiary #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #NetMetering #Electricity

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DAWN.COM · Nepra highlights recurring woesBy Farrukh Mahmood Mian
ℒӱḏɩę :blahaj:

Winter is fully here in Maryland. The heat pumps have been running continuously for hours. It's 18f outside, and will get much colder with the vortex. 6-8 inches of snow tomorrow will cover the solar, so we'll be operating off our banked kWh with the utility, of which 4MWh remains. Thankful we have that much since I don't expect the solar to melt off for a week or more. If I really had to I guess I could find a teenager to broom off the ground mounts 😆 #solar #winter #renewables #Netmetering

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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑

Send the Committee an email letting them know why you oppose HB 643:

1. Click here northernplains.org/bill-tracke to go the action center on our website and find HB643 under Clean Energy
2. Fill out your address information.
3. Customize your message.
4. Hit "Send"!

If you have questions, call clean energy organizer Emily@northernplains.org"

Northern Plains Resource CouncilBill Tracker and Directory - Northern Plains Resource CouncilClick the “Bills” tab below to learn more about all the bills we are tracking. Click the “Directory” tab to find your representatives.
#MTLeg#CleanEnergy#ClimateAction
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑

Contact the House Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications committee TODAY and tell them to vote NO on HB 643! Here is how:

1. Call the Montana Legislature at (406) 444-4800.

2. Leave a message for the House Federal Relations, Energy and Telecommunications committee.

3. Tell them to VOTE NO on HB 643!

4. Call the people below you on your phone tree.

#MTLeg#CleanEnergy#ClimateAction
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑

· Direct the PSC to undertake a "Cost of Service Study" for net metering customers. Rather than a "cost benefit analysis" this study would only let the PSC study the costs associated with net-metering and not allow them to factor in the myriad of benefits that net metering has on the grid and for customers. This cost of service study would then be used to justify rates and fees charged to net metering customers.

#SolarEnergy#SolarPanels#NetMetering
GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑

Montanans: Action Needed by 5 pm today

"HB 643, sponsored by Rep. Josh Kassmier (R- Fort Benton) is a bad bill that would make going solar burdensome and financially unfeasible in Montana.

HB643 would:
· Put net metering customers is a separate customer class and thereby allow the Public Service Commission to set a new rate for net metering customers and charge fees and other costs that won't be charged to other residential customers.

#MTLeg#SolarEnergy#NetMetering
GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑

HB 643 - Tell House Energy that Montanans should not be punished for generating their own electricity
#MTLeg #SolarEnergy #MontMastodon #CleanEnergy #MTPol #NetMetering #MTPSC #Montana congressweb.com/NPRC/15?framed

www.congressweb.comHB 643 - Tell House Energy that Montanans should not be punished for generating their own electricityHB 643 (https://northernplains.org/bill-tracker/#/bills/detail/id/33084/type/state), sponsored by Rep. Josh Kassmier (R-Fort Benton), would stymie rooftop solar in Montana and open the door to a number of changes to energy rates for solar users that could make going solar financially burdensome. The bill would require the Public Service Commission (PSC) to create a separate new rate class for solar customers. This could result in higher energy rates and new fees for homes and businesses that own solar. The bill also directs the PSC to conduct a "cost of service" study which would ignore the benefits to Montana’s energy grid that result from expanded energy generation from rooftop solar, forcing the PSC to only consider the costs to Montana’s utility energy corporations. This would bias the study against the efficiency of rooftop solar. The bill would also put a cap on the number of solar systems allowed on the grid until the study is concluded. We oppose this bill because we believe Montanans should not be punished for generating their own clean energy, and we don’t believe the state should eradicate competition in the state’s energy marketplace. HB 643 has not yet been scheduled for a hearing, but the House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations Committee needs to hear from us now telling them to "Vote NO on HB 643!"
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