[RE-wrenches] Feed-in tariffs and internal offsets

2016-06-01 Thread Troy
The utility feed-in meters right off the inverter, then separately demand meter off of the load-side meter. Which means I need to load shift the solar to offset the building loads just shy of net zero, then export the excess on the feed-in meter (because you can’t net meter). I could set it up

Re: [RE-wrenches] Feed-in tariffs and internal offsets

2016-05-30 Thread Mac Lewis
Hi Troy, Does this little utility have a Time of Use rate structure? How often do they true up (pay the customer for their extra power)? There are various markets that this makes sense, Germany, Hawaii etc. They call this type of system a self-consumption system. It does require energy storage

[RE-wrenches] Feed-in tariffs and internal offsets

2016-05-30 Thread Troy
I am dealing with a small utility that only provides a small feed-in tariff (basically wholesale). Customer wouldn’t have much value to install PV when they sell in at 5 cents, and buy back at 8 cents. However, if we load shifted the PV to provide an internal offset on the consumption meter (b