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Net Energy Metering 2.0, or NEM 2.0 for short, is now the law of the land, at least in SCE territory. So what does that really mean for potential solar clients? Here’s the scoop…
NEM 2.0 brings three changes to how new solar clients will be treated by SCE (customers of PWP, LADWP, or any other muni utility are unaffected). Let’s take a quick run through each one:
So what does this all mean? The answer is, it varies. For some clients, particularly those with west-facing roofs, they may actually do better under TOU rates than they would have staying on the old, tiered rate plan. But to answer that question requires a proper analysis, and this is where potential solar clients need to do their homework and look closely at their solar bids.
Here’s what to look for. Your potential installer should be requesting that you provide them with SCE’s “interval data” for your home. This hour-by-hour data for the entire year allows for a proper analysis of your usage, and makes it possible to compare that historical usage with the modeled output of your proposed PV system. If they aren’t asking for interval data, they are taking shortcuts with their savings analysis - likely in ways that inflate your potential savings on paper, only to result in disappointment down the road.
Run on Sun uses UtilityAPI to access SCE data securely, and we employ EnergyToolbase (pictured above) to do our analysis of your potential savings - two of the most highly respected and sophisticated tools in the solar industry. We have the tools and the expertise to give you the most accurate projection of your future savings from solar - so let’s get started!
I think you’ve been given some bad information - SCE doesn’t get to unilaterally decide anything. Any changes to the NEM 2.0 rules need to be approved by (at least) the CPUC. The CPUC will not approve rules that make it so that consumers “won’t be able to go solar,” no matter how much SCE might wish.
In fact, Clean Power Alliance just got added to the mix, so the ability for SCE to just raise rates on their whim, are limited both by the CPUC, and competition from sources like CPA.
Jim
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