I really like that idea of a parking meter with a built in charging station. You wouldn't neccesarily be charging for the power, you could just be charging for the parking like normal, and have free power.
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Michele Mician < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think ours at the new police station may be free public use charging > > MICHELE MICIAN, MS > ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > yourgreencity.sarasotagov.com > 941-365-2200 x. 6317 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeremy Ludes > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 3:22 PM > To: FLEAA Mailing List > Subject: Re: [FLEAA] reselling electric > > Michele and All, > > I will introduce myself first since I am new. I am an Electrical Engineer > at > Honeywell in Clearwater, FL. Looking to build my first EV soon for > commuting > purposes. So be on the lookout for questions from me and or any resources > you all may have you can send my way. > > As far as your statement / Question Michelle about the storage and > reselling > of electricity. You are correct in the thinking that once the electricty > passes through your meter you are charged for it and what you do with it is > your business. If you wish to store it and sell it have at it if you can > find someone to purchase it from you but keep in mind they can get it from > the same electric company you stored it from. > > As far as using Wind and or Photovoltaic sources on your home and selling > it > to the power company. There are some forms available on their websites you > can fill out. Get it signed by a licensed electrician and submit, some > charge a processing fee. The Electric Company will then proceed to your > home > and install a metering device to measure any electricity that is sent back > to the Power Grid. Any power that is sent to the grid well be credited to > you either in your upcoming power bill or in a check. The Value of the > electricity is calculated from the Current market values. > > I hope this information helps. > > > > On 9/3/08, Michael Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Michele and All, > > > > > > I believe only utilities can sell > > > electricity in Fla so you might want to check that out > > > before buying meters. Of course I don't think the electric > > > company will mess with those whom give them their Ok to do > > > business. Or since they are the only ones, shame, reqire > > > them into putting charging outlets in various places. > > > Generally for quite a while the cost of > > > charging EV's until there are more of them, is not going to > > > be worth the cost, hassle to collect it. If an EV charge > > > point spent more than $10/month on it's electric, probably > > > much less, I'd be surprised. > > > In my last, next EV I get 100mile range > > > on $1.10 of electricity. Cities generally pay less by about > > > 1/2 of that for electric, not worth charging for in the next > > > say 5 yrs. By then the law should be changed and enough EV's > > > to make charging pay for it's equipment, labor, bookkeeping. > > > Jerry Dycus > > > > > > > > those laws were written by utility companies to keep people from doing > > business. I think there could be a way around it. If the electricity > was > > stored in batteries or collected by the sun you could argue that you have > > already purchased the electricty so therefore can do with it as you wish. > > Software and music companies had in there EULA that you could not resell > > the > > software or music. This was argued through the courts and the courts > > determined that if you purchase something then you have the right to do > > with > > it as you wish. > > > > Yes the arguement can be made that you could not resell the electricty > that > > is constantly coming into your house/business but then again, you are > > buying > > the electrons so once they pass the electric meter you should be ABLE to > do > > what you want with them. Heck, the electric company says that they will > > only repair the electric lines up to your meter, and after that is the > > property owners responsibility. So the electric that passes the meter > > should also no longer be under control by the electric company and the > > person should be able to do with it as they chose, even to sell the > > electrons that were legally purchased from the electric company. > > _______________________________________________ > > Florida EAA mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.floridaeaa.org > > > > > > -- > Jeremy Ludes > 727-415-2877 > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.floridaeaa.org > > > Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want > your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not > send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone > or in writing. E-mail messages sent or received by City of Sarasota > officials and employees in connection with official City business are public > records subject to disclosure under the Florida Public Records Act. > > > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.floridaeaa.org > _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
