Comments on: New CPUC proposed decision on NEM 3.0 expected by September 29

By: Michael Willhoit

Michael Willhoit — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:51:49 +0000

I’d like to see an objective analysis of all perspectives presented. I don’t know where to get that. After 30+ years in the utility business I can comprehend both sides of this issue if presented objective facts.
This presentation has too much of “it’s best because we want it”. Don’t tell me what’s best for society, give us real facts and trust that someone who may or may not agree with you can also reach a fair position.

By: Bertrand Perroud

Bertrand Perroud — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 04:19:24 +0000

It is critical to fight monthly Net Billing as the sun cycle is yearly, not monthly. We need to design rooftop solar PV system to maximize yearly efficiency, not monthly. Furthermore, West facing PVs are best for the grid resilience as they generate more electricity late afternoon, when the grid is typically most stressed. Monthly Net Billing would favor South facing PV systems as they produced more in winter than West facing PV systems.

Also, at a time when electric heat pump should be deployed to reduce fossil fuel dependance, doing a monthly true up will prevent solar customer to use their summer excess generation for electric heating consumption during the winter months. This would slow adoption of heat pump when adressing climate change needs us to encourage heat pump broad installation.

Finally, electricity storage and electricity sharing during EEAs should be incentivized. Similarly V2G (Vehicle to Grid) should be encouraged. Both would increase grid resilience.

By: goolie

goolie — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 22:00:13 +0000

See this Reddit post for how you can make your voice hear on this issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/solar/comments/ws2g4f/nem_30_update_and_potential_proposal_date/

By: Margaret Salerno

Margaret Salerno — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 06:12:14 +0000

I would like to comment to the CPUC about the net metering and the ‘solar tax,’ but I don’t know the proceeding number and the search component on the CPUC’s website provided nothing usable. Could you please tell me which CPUC numbers I need to have in order to make comments on the two proposals?

By: Solarman

Solarman — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:54:00 +0000

I am not instilled with confidence that the CPUC won’t solar PV tax adopters for their installed systems. I am appalled the CPUC (Public Utilities Commission) doesn’t look at the consumers first the IOU utility last. The argument of net metering a 1:1 excess energy credit has been instrumental in the amount of solar PV installed in California, going to net billing without consideration of a distributed generation resource that is now being proven to be useful as a VPP, allows the rote IOU electric utilities “avoided costs” that are not passed on to non-solar PV powered homes. APS in Arizona seems to be doing O.K. with a credit rate of something like $0.08/kWh to $0.09/kWh excess energy credit rate and a $0.12/kWh to $0.16/kWh retail residential rate. Be very careful California, the big bad Wolf is at the door and he is taking a really big breath, let’s see if it will be allowed to blow this house down, the one called net metering.