Hi Jason Out of curiosity how big is this PV system?
Good luck and keep us informed. Jay Peltz power > On Jan 16, 2014, at 12:45 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I wonder if anybody at the FSEC might have some good advice here ? > Just a wild guess... > boB > >> On 1/16/2014 12:08 PM, Jason Szumlanski wrote: >> Florida Power and Light (FPL) rejected my request to upgrade a utility >> transformer (at my cost) to accommodate backfeed from a PV system. Their >> basis is their own "Net Metering Guidelines," which are not the same as the >> Florida Public Service Commission's Netmetering Rule (law). I believe the >> property owner is within his rights to proceed with the project and should >> be approved for interconnection. I'm appealing to the PSC for assistance, >> but if you have any advice or contacts that may be able to help, please >> contact me off list. >> >> What is boils down to (I think) is the utility's interpretation of the Rule. >> They believe the intent is to allow people to netmeter to the extent that it >> offsets their consumption only. If that were strictly the case, there would >> be no provision for payment for excess energy produced annually (at >> wholesale rates). The Netmetering Rule allows backfeed up to 90% of the >> customer's service capacity, without regard for the energy consumption, but >> doesn't clarify if the utility is obligated to upgrade service capacity upon >> request. >> >> They've dug their heels in, and now it's David vs. Goliath. (David did win >> that one, right?) >> >> >> Jason Szumlanski >> Fafco Solar > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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