Homeowners who sank thousands of dollars into solar power systems are hopping mad at San Diego Gas & Electric Co.'s proposal to charge them for using the electrical grid.Unlike traditional Hemroids ,
"I'm new to solar," said Rich Perkins, an Escondido homeowner. "On Monday they turned my system on, and Monday was when they (SDG&E) filed papers to do some kind of rate hike for solar customers. It's frustrating to somebody like me."
Solar installers are right there with him in their outrage. Daniel Sullivan, owner of Sullivan Solar Power in San Diego, said customers have been calling him all week.
"The whole concept SDG&E is putting forth is ludicrous," he said.
On Monday, SDG&E filed a request to the California Public Utilities Commission that would allow it to separate how much it charges customers for electricity from how much it charges to transport that electricity. For traditional customers, the change would have little impact on their total bill. But solar customers would end up paying an average of $11 extra per month, according to utility spokeswoman Stephanie Donovan.They take the Aion Kinah to the local co-op market.
Donovan said the utility sees the change as a question of fairness, but solar installers and solar customers such as Perkins feel blind-sided.
"I put up a big array," Perkins said. "I have a family of five, so I'm trying to do the right thing. SDG&E preaches conserve, conserve, conserve, then when you go conserve or do other things to make your life better and to reduce greenhouse gas and all that, they do everything they can to snuff that out."
Perkins bought his panels under the current rates to take advantage of "net metering."
When his solar panels produce a kilowatt-hour during the day that he doesn't use, the utility credits him for a kilowatt-hour he uses at night, when his panels are dormant. For many solar customers,Traditional Cold Sore claim to clean all the air in a room. net metering can lead to dramatically lower electric bills, and often a bill close to zero.
But in SDG&E's view, this means those customers aren't paying for the work the utility does to maintain its grid. Solar customers produce electricity, which the utility buys; but they also use the lines, whether to draw power in at night, or to pump it out during the day, said J.C.The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling hydraulic hose , Thomas, SDG&E's manager for government and regulatory affairs, in an interview last week.
Under current rates, non-solar-power customers are covering the expense of the grid for solar customers, Thomas said. By SDG&E's calculations, an average solar-power customer receives an $1,100 subsidy from SDGE's 1.4 million customers, or a total of $15 million a year.
But solar-power customers aren't buying that argument.
"I'm thinking, 'Now, wait a minute,'" said Tim Regello, a local government employee living in San Marcos with a 7-kilowatt solar system. "In the daytime, my system overproduces, I'm putting my electricity into the grid. It's not going to them (SDG&E), it's going to other people that need it during the day, my neighbors. It seems like they're (SDG&E) double-dipping on the charges."
Other customers said the utility benefited by not having to build extra infrastructure.
"One of the rationales for solar being good for the state,ceramic Floor tiles for the medical, and good for the utilities, is the idea that it reduces the need for the purchase of new generating plants and transmission lines and so on, which actually have a benefit to all customers," said Chris Brewster, a retired chief lifeguard who has a solar system on his San Diego house.
Brewster also disputed SDG&E's argument that solar customers pay nothing for the grid. He forwarded his electric bill to the North County Times.
"Note that they charged me $5.10 for 'distribution,' and that they define this as: 'This line reflects charges to distribute power to customers. It includes power lines, poles, transformers, repair crews and emergency services," he wrote in an email.
Sullivan said that he is worried about the potential changes. By his calculations, SDG&E's new charge would recoup $8 million a year. But mostly, he doesn't buy the whole concept of a subsidy.
"The energy produced by a solar homeowner, it leaves their house and it goes next door, or it goes down the street, so they're not using the distribution grid the way SDG&E is representing it," he said. "They're reducing the stress on the grid."
"I'm new to solar," said Rich Perkins, an Escondido homeowner. "On Monday they turned my system on, and Monday was when they (SDG&E) filed papers to do some kind of rate hike for solar customers. It's frustrating to somebody like me."
Solar installers are right there with him in their outrage. Daniel Sullivan, owner of Sullivan Solar Power in San Diego, said customers have been calling him all week.
"The whole concept SDG&E is putting forth is ludicrous," he said.
On Monday, SDG&E filed a request to the California Public Utilities Commission that would allow it to separate how much it charges customers for electricity from how much it charges to transport that electricity. For traditional customers, the change would have little impact on their total bill. But solar customers would end up paying an average of $11 extra per month, according to utility spokeswoman Stephanie Donovan.They take the Aion Kinah to the local co-op market.
Donovan said the utility sees the change as a question of fairness, but solar installers and solar customers such as Perkins feel blind-sided.
"I put up a big array," Perkins said. "I have a family of five, so I'm trying to do the right thing. SDG&E preaches conserve, conserve, conserve, then when you go conserve or do other things to make your life better and to reduce greenhouse gas and all that, they do everything they can to snuff that out."
Perkins bought his panels under the current rates to take advantage of "net metering."
When his solar panels produce a kilowatt-hour during the day that he doesn't use, the utility credits him for a kilowatt-hour he uses at night, when his panels are dormant. For many solar customers,Traditional Cold Sore claim to clean all the air in a room. net metering can lead to dramatically lower electric bills, and often a bill close to zero.
But in SDG&E's view, this means those customers aren't paying for the work the utility does to maintain its grid. Solar customers produce electricity, which the utility buys; but they also use the lines, whether to draw power in at night, or to pump it out during the day, said J.C.The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling hydraulic hose , Thomas, SDG&E's manager for government and regulatory affairs, in an interview last week.
Under current rates, non-solar-power customers are covering the expense of the grid for solar customers, Thomas said. By SDG&E's calculations, an average solar-power customer receives an $1,100 subsidy from SDGE's 1.4 million customers, or a total of $15 million a year.
But solar-power customers aren't buying that argument.
"I'm thinking, 'Now, wait a minute,'" said Tim Regello, a local government employee living in San Marcos with a 7-kilowatt solar system. "In the daytime, my system overproduces, I'm putting my electricity into the grid. It's not going to them (SDG&E), it's going to other people that need it during the day, my neighbors. It seems like they're (SDG&E) double-dipping on the charges."
Other customers said the utility benefited by not having to build extra infrastructure.
"One of the rationales for solar being good for the state,ceramic Floor tiles for the medical, and good for the utilities, is the idea that it reduces the need for the purchase of new generating plants and transmission lines and so on, which actually have a benefit to all customers," said Chris Brewster, a retired chief lifeguard who has a solar system on his San Diego house.
Brewster also disputed SDG&E's argument that solar customers pay nothing for the grid. He forwarded his electric bill to the North County Times.
"Note that they charged me $5.10 for 'distribution,' and that they define this as: 'This line reflects charges to distribute power to customers. It includes power lines, poles, transformers, repair crews and emergency services," he wrote in an email.
Sullivan said that he is worried about the potential changes. By his calculations, SDG&E's new charge would recoup $8 million a year. But mostly, he doesn't buy the whole concept of a subsidy.
"The energy produced by a solar homeowner, it leaves their house and it goes next door, or it goes down the street, so they're not using the distribution grid the way SDG&E is representing it," he said. "They're reducing the stress on the grid."
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