Hi Chris, I had never heard of the term net-billing before. Is this a two meter arrangement of a programmed meter that tracks the energy exported to the utility system versus what is imported to the site?Given the predictability of the solar resource in your area, I would think one could make an argument for a feed-in tariff or net metering if systems have characteristics that would most likely produce energy at time of system peak. I also live on an island and system peak is 10pm, so that concept only works if we program the battery systems to sell around that time.It has always bothered me to be in that part of the world and see so little renewable energy. The electric utilities hold a lot of political sway. How can electric water heating be so pervasive versus solar assisted water heating? It is really disturbing. Chris--- Original Message --- On 2/19/2012 12:33 AM Comet Systems wrote:Ive been invited to take part in stake holder consultation meetings with a consultancy employed��by the Government�to make recommendations on renewable energy legislation for Anguilla. In the first of two meetings, they announced their intention to recommend a net-billing arrangement for grid-tied residential solar systems on the basis of offering the consumer less-than-avoided-cost. I was vocally opposed to anything other than net-metering at retail as I believe it cannot work and will fail and I have written a blog entry describing the issues. http://caribbeanrenewable.blogspot.com/As I have another meeting with them, I would like to prepare some examples of how this is a failed system. If anyone can offer some information I can use, or would like to critic my post, I would like to hear from you. As background, this is a tropical island with great sunshi
ne, electricity at 43c/Kwh, and no incentives for solar installation.--�Chris MasonSkype: netconcepts Christopher Warfel, ENTECH Engineering, Inc. PO Box 871, Block Island, RI 02807, 401-466-8978 (v)(f)
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