Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Curmudgeoness

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7. Watch out for the contract.

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 07:49 PM

Apr 2016

I don't know what state you are in, but a friend is in Nevada, and they have changed the rules significantly to really screw people with solar panels. Originally, the utility was paying him for excess electricity in credits to his bill. Now, because they want to take advantage of the sustainable energy credits, they charge him for the electricity at their rate, and they then pay him at a much lower rate than they charge him. There are a lot of complaints online about the ways that the electric companies are treating solar producers. Just be careful.

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