Now there's a good idea!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremiah Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "FLEAA Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 5:02 PM Subject: Re: [FLEAA] reselling electric >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. 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