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Nihil

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2. Probably because they have some (small) justification so want to drive the wedge in now.
Thu Sep 11, 2014, 06:04 AM
Sep 2014

>> Appalachian’s proposed fee would apply only to residential alternative energy systems
>> with generation capabilities rated at between 10 and 20 kilowatts.

20kW isn't for domestic use, it is in place to make money by selling it back to the grid.

>> The base amount for the new charge would be $3.77 per kilowatt per month,
>> with adjustments depending on how much energy actually was generated and
>> used by the customer

To be honest, anyone with a 20kW system doesn't have much of an argument about
contributing less than $75 towards the infrastructure that is enabling them to make
a profit on every sunny day.

The big fear is that without very careful wording, allowing the tip of the wedge in now
will mean they can tweak both the "base amount" and the "adjustments" in the future
to the detriment of all solar owners, not just the mini-farm types.


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