hwy17
Anti-Solar Enthusiast
Yes and that's why their rates are controlled by the PUC. The same PUC that controls NEM.Isn't forced buyers how the POCOs have operated for decades, basically regional monopolies like most all utilities ???
If you don't see how a utility loses money on a NEM 1/2 customer then we're just not on the same page.
I get that we all feel screwed in California by the terrible utility mess that started in 1996 and ends in this dismal state of power today, and NEM was the way that people felt like they were finally getting a leg up on the system. But the truth is that leg up was at the expense of other customers, the money lost on NEM customers was made up for by higher rates, and by some estimates 10% of our rates already go towards covering these loss making NEM accounts. It was easy enough to bury this at <10% solar penetration but it's not sustainable when you have 10%+ of wealthy solar owners laughing while the rest of the customer base pays their bill for them. Exports aren't worth 25 cents, they're just not.
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