There are a couple of issues here. The issue of net billing is coming up for review. The Solar Strategy opens the door for that type of discussion. In the past it was just a single initiative, trying to put some mechanism in place, be it solar, wind, whatever people would be generating energy with that would be going back into the grid, and how would we be seen to allow that integration to occur. In other areas, for example, as we look at geothermal and the possibility of NTPC involvement, what we’re looking at is the price of displaced diesel. That takes you into the range, depending where you live, of course, about 33 cents. If people put in solar, in a community for example, or some business wanted to put in a big solar…(inaudible)…that was going to offset significant amounts of diesel, then the debate and the discussion would be how do we buy that power back and what’s the value of it. Of course, the initial value would be the displaced diesel, and then there would be other peripheral costs like reduced maintenance and all these other things, but the displaced diesel cost would then become the number.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 293-17(3): Solar Power Generation And Net Metering
In the Legislative Assembly on November 1st, 2012. See this statement in context.
Question 293-17(3): Solar Power Generation And Net Metering
Oral Questions (Reversion)
October 31st, 2012
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