Comments on: California Energy Commission to require more utility transparency into time-of-use electricity rates https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/10/california-energy-commission-requires-more-utility-transparency-time-of-use-electricity-rates/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:22:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 By: Solarman https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/10/california-energy-commission-requires-more-utility-transparency-time-of-use-electricity-rates/#comment-136901 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:22:21 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=100186#comment-136901 “Maintain up-to-date rates in a database called the Market Informed Demand Automation Server (MIDAS), which will provide a central repository for all rate information.”

This type of information on rates and times will help the folks that install smart ESS units and more accurately analyse and suggest the amount of battery back up capacity would be most cost effective on an average daily used basis.

“Educate customers about time-dependent rates and automation technologies to encourage their use.”

This is all important for folks to understand that generate and grid tie is becoming much less efficient than generate, store, time shift and dispatch during TOU periods. With a little extra battery storage one could also enable resiliency for the dreaded California PSPS.

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