Dj, I do think that this is total production, for own use and/or for selling. If you sell, it must be added to what you normally would get from the electricity distribution company. Many countries allow for net metering or selling today and the best deals are when they pay more for kWh delivery, than you normally pay for use.
I have not seen such a bad deal as you interpret this one. Solar normally offer the best deals, due to the time of delivery, which coincides with peak demands. If it reduces demand on peak power generation, the kWhs are worth a lot of money. Hakan At 15:30 29/09/2005, you wrote: > > This just came across the Refocus Weekly - Renewables Update - Issue > > 165 which rarely has any hydro news. > > > > CANADA TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR NON-WIND GREEN POWER > > OTTAWA, Ontario, CA, September 28, 2005 (Refocus Weekly) The > > government of Canada will provide an incentive to encourage the > > installation of 1,500 MW of capacity from small hydro and biomass > > generation facilities. > > > > > <http://www2.nrcan.gc.ca/es/erb/erb/english/view.asp?x=681>http://www2.nrcan.gc.ca/es/erb/erb/english/view.asp?x=681 > >Did you read it? > >"An incentive payment of 1 cent per kilowatt-hour of production for the >first 10 years of operation will be introduced for eligible projects >commissioned after March 31, 2006 and before April 1, 2011." > >That's pretty much incredibly insulting for homeowner sized installations. >So, you stick a one kilowatt turbine in your river. It probably cost you >near ten thousand dollars to put it there (based on my professional >experience) and tie it into a battery bank and the grid. > >Logically, you'd want to keep probably five to ten kilowatts a day for >yourself, rather than pay the utility for them. > >So that leaves, for fun, let's say 20 kw-h per day to sell. So at a >repayment of 20 CENTS a day, your return on investment is about... what, >FIFTY THOUSAND DAYS. Unfortunately, FIFTY THOUSAND DAYS is about 136 >years, and they stopped paying you that 20 CENTS A DAY 126 years ago... > >Insulting. > >DJ > > > > > > >Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at ><http://microhydropower.net/directory>http://microhydropower.net/directory >? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the >microhydro community world wide! > >NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who >provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group >does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. > >More information on micro hydropower at ><http://microhydropower.net>http://microhydropower.net > >To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
