Pacific power is not an investor owned utility. On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 3:44 PM Todd Cory via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote:
> My 2005 yearly billing, net metering agreement with Pacific Power says > nothing about it being only valid for 20 years. > > > > Todd > > > > > > On Friday, March 3, 2023 8:46am, "William Miller via RE-wrenches" < > [email protected]> said: > > To my Friends on the Wrenches forum: > > > > This is a question that likely can only be answered by a California based > grid-tied contractor. The subject itself may be of more general interest > as it is demonstrative of a trend that has dogged the industry and may be > more prevalent in the future. The subject has many layers to discuss, but > I have a very specific question: > > > > The new NEM3.0 legislation applies to current and future grid-tied > customers connected to Investor Owned Utilities (IOU) in California. It > specifies in part that when NEM3 takes effect on 4/14/23, all customers > that are currently categorized as NEM1 and NEM2 keep their existing status > for 20 years from date of system commission. After that 20 years these > customers will be demoted to NEM3. The reality of NEM3 is that it sucks > for customers. > > > > My home system was commissioned in October of 2003. That means that in > eight months I will be forced into significantly worse terms for trading > kWh with PG&E. It’s not just me-- we installed a lot of grid-tied systems > in the early 2000s and I want to do what I can to protect my clients. I > worry for all people that supported solar when it was much more expensive. > This is really a sad result for early adopters. > > > > BTW, everyone is talking about the poor people that have yet to install > solar but don’t want to get the future bad deal. The hidden story is this > sunset provision. As I said above, this part seems pretty unfair. > > > > I called PG&E today and was told that there is no way to extend NEM1 or 2 > status, short of removing all solar, having the roof inspected, and > re-installing. > > > > So do any of you California wrenches know what options there are to keep > NEM1 and NEM2 accounts off of NEM3? Any advice is appreciated. > > > > If you agree that this is a problem, spread the word and give your > customers a heads up. > > > > William > > > > Miller Solar > > 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 > > 805-438-5600 > > www.millersolar.com > > CA Lic. 773985 > > > > > > > > Sent from Finest Planet WebMail. > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > -- William Miller Miller Solar.com 895-438-5600 www.millersolar.com
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