Andrew, another thing to look out for is to make sure consolidation doesn't result in non-demand accounts becoming a consolidated demand account. In some of our territories, 2000 kWh/month or 15 minutes over 10 kW usage can push an account into a demand account. Jeff
On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 7:44 PM Andrew Truitt <atru...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks fellas. Todd, these meters are already on a single account but > NJ's remote net metering law only covers public entities 😠. > > Chris, all meters are owned by the same entity (the HOA). We have a call > into the utility (PSE&G). We do not have experience in this area so any > advice you may have on how to be successful in this endeavour based on your > time on the other side of the curtain would be appreciated. Would an > entity like this (a community with ~200 homes) typically be served by a > single transformer or multiple? If a single then the simplest / most > attainable solution would be to re-route the 15 meter circuits to a > pad-mounted panelboard / main meter on the secondary side of the > transformer, right? > > > Regards, > > > Andrew Truitt > > www.dr.ventures > d: 202.486.7507 > > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional ID: 032407-66 > Colorado Journeyman Electrician License No.: 600132 > > [image: Logo] > > > > The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient > specified in message only. It is strictly forbidden to share any part of > this message with any third party, without a written consent of the sender. > If you received this message by mistake, please reply to this message and > follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not > occur in the future. > > > > On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 5:57 AM Christopher Warfel < > cwar...@entech-engineering.com> wrote: > >> I used to work for a utility and it is utility dependent. The key I think >> is whether all the submetering customers are actually owned by the same >> entity. For example, a commercial complex may have several building on >> site, each submetered. The whole complex could be master metered at the >> service delivery point. If so, master metering will save in several ways, >> most notably the monthly charge, but demand charges and possibly a >> reduction in the energy charge depending upon the tariff can also occur. >> The utility should be able to run the analysis for you. I would request >> from the utility the details on master metering at the location. This will >> quickly get you into their domain/processes. Unless you have experience in >> this area, it can be difficult to calculate the cost/benefit. Chris >> >> >> On 7/4/2019 2:09 PM, Andrew Truitt wrote: >> >> >> Happy 4th Wrenches! Has anyone ever been through the process of >> consolidating utility electric meters for a client? We're talking to an >> HOA that has 15 meters throughout the community for common area loads >> (clubhouse, pool pump, lighting, fountain...) so they're paying a fixed >> monthly charge on each in addition to energy and demand charges. >> Consolidating to a single master meter (possibly with sub-metering) would >> likely lower their costs on its own, and (more importantly?) would improve >> the value proposition for a PV+ESS installation. We're not sure if the >> community is served by a single or multiple transformers yet, but if it is >> just one then the process should be straightforward from a technical >> standpoint. The interwebs tell me that some providers (seems like mostly >> co-ops) are open to this, but I can't find anything for this particular >> utility. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Andrew Truitt >> >> www.dr.ventures >> d: 202.486.7507 >> >> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional ID: 032407-66 >> Colorado Journeyman Electrician License No.: 600132 >> >> [image: Logo] >> >> >> >> The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient >> specified in message only. 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