SDGE Specific Hypothetical Question re NEM 2.0 (vs NEM 3.0)

[SamirD]

Hbu? wer u from?

San Mateo county.

[Jamessmith.0901]

Looks like a lot of Bay Area here, which is great!

Hbu? wer u from?

[SamirD]

Been here all my life and never heard it referred to as Bay Area. Although it does seem like half of the people here are FROM the Bay Area

I missed the from in my hasty typing--that's what I meant.

[J.P.M.]

The intent of the private utility companies is to maximize their profits in any manner that they can get away with. They have been profiting from buying electricity and fossil gas and reselling it to retail customers. They want to protect their monopoly and will do anything to prevent private homeowners from generating their own power.

My local solar dealer told me that the utility company treats even adding more panels to an existing system as a brand new system. The Center for Biological Diversity and two other environmental organizations have filed suit against the California PUC to halt the move to NEM 3.0.

The beauty of capitalism is that a very few profit enormously at the expense of the many. Services degrade and costs go up whenever a public resource (like the sun) is privatized.

If you utility is one of the CA I.O.U.'s what your dealer told you is partially correct.
You can add 10% STC wattage to your system up to 1 STC kW whichever is larger without changing your NEM agreement with the POCO.
Coop and other POCOs often follow the I.O.U. rules imposed on them by the CPUC, but not always.
Rather than trusting what a peddler says, I'd get the info from the horse's mouth and call my POCO.

[Calsun]

The intent of the private utility companies is to maximize their profits in any manner that they can get away with. They have been profiting from buying electricity and fossil gas and reselling it to retail customers. They want to protect their monopoly and will do anything to prevent private homeowners from generating their own power.

My local solar dealer told me that the utility company treats even adding more panels to an existing system as a brand new system. The Center for Biological Diversity and two other environmental organizations have filed suit against the California PUC to halt the move to NEM 3.0.

The beauty of capitalism is that a very few profit enormously at the expense of the many. Services degrade and costs go up whenever a public resource (like the sun) is privatized.

[sdold]

Looks like a lot of Bay Area here, which is great!

Been here all my life and never heard it referred to as Bay Area. Although it does seem like half of the people here are FROM the Bay Area

[SamirD]

Looks like a lot of Bay Area here, which is great!

[Jamessmith.0901]

Yes I'm currently living here in Sacramento

[sdold]

Sorry about the broken link, It seems that the CPUC might have removed or moved the NEM 2.0 webpage since the last time I accessed it. However, you may contact the CPUC directly to inquire about the NEM 2.0 guidelines.

Thanks! By the way, where are you located, are you in California?

[Jamessmith.0901]

That link seems to no longer work. Where are you located, are you in California?

Sorry about the broken link, It seems that the CPUC might have removed or moved the NEM 2.0 webpage since the last time I accessed it. However, you may contact the CPUC directly to inquire about the NEM 2.0 guidelines.

[sdold]

It's just based on my understanding of the NEM 2.0 regulations and guidelines. On the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website. https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/nem2/

That link seems to no longer work. Where are you located, are you in California?

[SamirD]

Talk to the insurance writers about availability. The only reason I still have it is because I've had it as long as I've owned property in CA. Many carriers stopped writing it for new customers some years ago. Most of those that still do bumped the premiums. Some form of earthquake coverage is available vis a state pool.

I'm typically only working with premium carriers so I can see the more economy carriers dropping it since it doesn't sell. Most people here seem to not have it which is insane to me.

[J.P.M.]

Interesting that you're finding earthquake harder to get written--I know the insurance industry is in a tizzy dealing with all the climate related disasters but didn't think it would affect earthquake since it's not like those have had an uptick as well. I'm in the Bay Area so my costs are higher, but my view is nice too.

Talk to the insurance writers about availability. The only reason I still have it is because I've had it as long as I've owned property in CA. Many carriers stopped writing it for new customers some years ago. Most of those that still do bumped the premiums. Some form of earthquake coverage is available vis a state pool.

[SamirD]

Interesting that you're finding earthquake harder to get written--I know the insurance industry is in a tizzy dealing with all the climate related disasters but didn't think it would affect earthquake since it's not like those have had an uptick as well. I'm in the Bay Area so my costs are higher, but my view is nice too.

[J.P.M.]

The smoke was a structure fire that stayed on the actual property. It was about a mile to maybe one and a half miles as the crow flies.

My insurance company offered renewal at $60 less a year. I did modify coverage (went 1.4M Coverage A [structure] to 1.5M - primarily because the detached structures is limited to 10% with this company), and raised deductible from 5K to 10K because I wouldn't risk filling a small claim. After all changes, thanks to a lot of discounts, $1700 a year for 1.5M with 25% extended coverage. Compared to what I see everyone else posting, my rate is great.

Thank you.
Glad you kept/have good coverage. My home insurance premium is $2K+/yr. on 3200 ft^2 w/full replacement including earthquake (which is now hard to get written, at least in Hidden Meadows, but the view is great or at least it will be until I slide down the hill in a Richter 6.0 or greater).

I could see your house from my kitchen w/binoculars until a neighbor's palm tree grew a bit and blocked the view.
We're fire lookouts for the N.County Fire Safe Council.
I called that fire in but didn't know it was a structure.

BTW, today (10/17) is the 10th anniversary of my array's startup. So far, over 10 years it has not missed a beat except for a couple of power outages.

FWIW, and as best as I can estimate, array efficiency and so production has rolled off at ~ 0.0035 - 0.0040/yr. after about a 3% or so production loss due to 1st year burn in.
Average production has been 9,021 kWh per year after that, or 1,724 kWh/yr. per installed STC kW.
Average annual shade penalty ~ 3% from westerly tree on the golf course.
The array gets hosed off ~ 1X/month if it doesn't rain. That seems to keep the fouling loss to ~ 3% or so.

Regards,

J.P.M.