Here's a reply to this thread that the listserver blocked because it contained a non-list email address. The author didn't resubmit it after it was rejected. I hope you find it of value.
------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "(-Phil-)" <[email protected]> To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [EVDL] CPUC meeting via the web. Concerning expensive fees to kill solar. Date sent: Wed, 5 Jan 2022 14:25:43 -0800 Here's the comment I filed. I don't know if anyone at the CPUC will read it or it will even matter, but I'll continue to do what I can: "Hello CPUC, Thanks for your work! I currently have 9.125kW of PV but only a 7.7kW inverter under NEM2. I currently produce more than I use on average. If I were to have NEM3 applied, It would not make sense to provide my excess power to the grid. My most sensible option would be to add a battery and disconnect from the grid to avoid the ridiculous $73/month "penalty tax" based on my system size. ($73/month could pay off battery cost) PG&E CONSIDERS RATED PV SIZE NOT INVERTER SIZE WHICH IS NUTS! Under NEM3, I would pay $73 per month even though I'm exporting most of my power, but can only sell up to 7.7kW not 9.125kW, so my NEM3 penalty tax should be $61.60 instead of $73 in any event. CPUC: PLEASE make this fair! It's acceptable to charge for T&D (Transmission and Distribution) based on what I sell and buy, but I should not be charged a fixed monthly tax on a system, regardless of my use or it's performance. It's especially crazy to base it on the PV power rather than inverter power when the inverter is the limiting factor! I'm mainly exporting on average and the system cannot generate more than my 7.7kW inverter size! Regardless of how NEM3 ends up, People like me that spent a lot on their systems under NEM1/2 should at least be grandfathered in for the life of their system since connected, which according to my solar panel warranty is 25 years! (some are 30!) I intentionally oversized the PV on my system to cover my winter use and future increases as the climate gets worse and my system performance drops. The NEM3 "penalty tax" would punish people for adding extra reserve PV capacity. NEM3 should still reward customers for contributing to the grid, not forcing them to disconnect! There is already a "smart" meter on my house that can MEASURE how much I sell or use. Use THIS to calculate my T&D burden, not a fixed penalty tax! I realize this is not a present topic, but I think T&D (Transmission and Distribution) should be held in the public trust as a public right-of-way just like roads and highways are. People would pay their fair share of toll charges to the system, and anyone could buy and sell power on this public system. This would end the monopolies beholden only to their shareholders. Imagine if you were forced to pay Chevron or Exxon to only use their pothole- laden roads at whatever fees they felt like charging!? This is life with PG&E. They tried their business model and FAILED. Do not keep propping them up! Natural selection has run its course here. People of the CPUC, Thank you for your consideration!" ------- End of forwarded message ------- David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator. -- Mary Harris Jones = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
