Aloha Drake.
Yes, our PUC in its ultimate wisdom, ended our 14-year very successful (80,000+ customers) NEM program back in October 2015. That said, a lot of us are still installing NEM systems since the Hawaiian Electric companies have been (in my opinion) bending over backward to allow homeowners to get their conditionally approved NEM systems installed and operational. But that's coming to an end in the months to come. The PUC grandfathered all those NEM systems, so all of us lucky enough to have NEM golden tickets can still provide surplus PV power back to the grid and receive full retail credit. Right now we are the first state in the country (the freakin' bleeding edge) where new interconnect agreements (customer self supply or self consumption) do not allow for any export. Hence the need for batteries. Hence the dire state of our once thriving PV industry. marco From: RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Drake Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 7:57 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Net Metering Home Power Magazine wrote that Hawaii had ended its net metering program https://www.homepower.com/articles/solar-electricity/design-installation/net -metering-beyond . Does this mean that existing customers with net metering contracts are unable to use their grid tied PV systems? How does it work when a state or utility ends net metering? Thanks, Drake Drake Chamberlin Athens Electric LLC OH License 44810 CO License 3773 NABCEP Certified Solar PV 740-448-7328 http://athens-electric.com/ _____ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai gn=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> Image removed by sender. Avast logo This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai gn=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient>
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