Which states buy back excess electricity?
autoxsteve
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I've been sharing with others my excitement in going solar and some have asked if the state buys back the excess electricity I may generate.
Where can I find which states (or utilities) buy back electricity from residential customers?
From the little I've searched and know, Texas is a mess (I believe PUC will rule on a law that utilities have ignored since 2002 that they are supposed to buy it back) and I believe New Mexico does buy it back.
I also know California does not.
Where can I find which states (or utilities) buy back electricity from residential customers?
From the little I've searched and know, Texas is a mess (I believe PUC will rule on a law that utilities have ignored since 2002 that they are supposed to buy it back) and I believe New Mexico does buy it back.
I also know California does not.
Comments
Steve,
Try this Google Search on the dsireusa.org site... The results are not pretty, but it seems to give a number of hits.
Unfortunately, it appears that in many places it is the local utility that sets the buyback policies--not a state wide PUC.
In California, you can probably sell your power back--but you would need to apply and get setup as a RE Generator. Probably not the easiest or cheapest thing to do here unless you are A) big, and
For PG&E (Northern California), you can start browsing around here. I noticed that the "Form" for applying as a <10 kW generator is 176 pages...
-Bill