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FBaggins

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15. Yep - and utilities don't get to set those pricing policies. Regulators do.

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #14)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:07 PM

Jul 2015

If the utilities got to set how they compensated rooftop PV... we wouldn't get much rooftop PV.

The study is clearly intended as a tool for regulators and politicians.

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Berkeley Lab Study Finds that Future Deployment of Distributed Solar Hinges on Electricity Rate… [View all] OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 OP

A study was done to determine to come up with a 14 to 61% ratio? lonestarnot Jul 2015 #1

No OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #3

I'm normally a good reader libodem Jul 2015 #2

Let’s see if I can do this OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #4

Okay libodem Jul 2015 #5

You’re welcome. OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #6

Actually, that's not quite correct FBaggins Jul 2015 #7

The report is here OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #8

Thanks... but I read it before commenting. FBaggins Jul 2015 #10

What you state as fact, they state as conjecture. OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #11

Perhaps you should read beyond the part you pasted? FBaggins Jul 2015 #13

What I wrote was: “Utilities can influence rooftop solar installations, by their pricing policies…” OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #14

Yep - and utilities don't get to set those pricing policies. Regulators do. FBaggins Jul 2015 #15

Interesting libodem Jul 2015 #9

You’re welcome OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #12