Pacific Gas & Electric hit net metering cap, moves to NEM2 tariff

[DanKegel]

In the "Time Marches On" department, net metering's getting a little less sweet in parts of California.

pge.com/en_US/residential/solar-and-vehicles/green-energy-incentives/solar-and-renewable-metering-and-billing/net-energy-metering-program-tracking/net-energy-metering-and-tracking-faq.page
says
"PG&E has reached the 2,409 MW NEM Cap under the NEM1 tariff. NEM1 is now closed to new customers....
All new NEM applications will be processed according to the NEM Successor Tariff, NEM2, which is available immediately."

Changes in NEM2 include a one time $145 connection fee and non-bypassable per-kWh charges for the grid power you borrow.
There's a sample bill at
pge.com/includes/docs/pdfs/myhome/saveenergymoney/solarenergy/billing-callouts-nem-monthly.pdf
which I find impenetrable.

[J.P.M.]

In the "Time Marches On" department, net metering's getting a little less sweet in parts of California.

pge.com/en_US/residential/solar-and-vehicles/green-energy-incentives/solar-and-renewable-metering-and-billing/net-energy-metering-program-tracking/net-energy-metering-and-tracking-faq.page
says
"PG&E has reached the 2,409 MW NEM Cap under the NEM1 tariff. NEM1 is now closed to new customers....
All new NEM applications will be processed according to the NEM Successor Tariff, NEM2, which is available immediately."

Changes in NEM2 include a one time $145 connection fee and non-bypassable per-kWh charges for the grid power you borrow.
There's a sample bill at
pge.com/includes/docs/pdfs/myhome/saveenergymoney/solarenergy/billing-callouts-nem-monthly.pdf
which I find impenetrable.

No kidding Dan. You just got the news huh ?

All this has been known since AB-327 was signed into law in late 2013. Nothing new here. What are you adding to what's already known or expected, or hasn't been known since before the bill was signed ?

Since SDG & E reached the cap first, similar measures as you mention and other measures of the AB-327 mandates have been in effect for that I.O.U. for some time now as mandated by legislation.

What's your point ?

[Sunking]

Reporting to Mods.

[DanKegel]

You just got the news huh ?

Yep - although it's been in the works as you mentioned, the cap was finally hit last night at midnight.

[J.P.M.]

Yep - although it's been in the works as you mentioned, the cap was finally hit last night at midnight.

So what ? Another major blast of the obvious from you ? Dan, some of us are trying to improve the quality of the information that's disseminated and raise the level of conversation around here. Your stuff is sophomoric. People can read about it elsewhere if they choose. If I were you, I'd stop assuming they're children.

[DanKegel]

??? Relaying actual events about solar energy accurately does not mean assuming readers are children.

[J.P.M.]

??? Relaying actual events about solar energy accurately does not mean assuming readers are children.

Then stop treating them that way and stop acting like their parent and instead teach them something they don't know and can't get elsewhere. As others have alluded if not stated, increase the quality of your content. It's pretty low.

[Mike90250]

??? Relaying actual events about solar energy accurately does not mean assuming readers are children.

no, but you are assuming the role of being the only True Source of any AE related info. Yawn.

You have been told to knock it off, and no active linking. You managed not to actively link. Now stop with the obvious. Please. This board was
here and doing fine before you appeared, Some say it was better, less dreck to stumble through.

[inetdog]

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Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

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