It has long been a claim by New Hampshire anti-solar folks that net metering (paying people with rooftop solar when they send electricity back to the grid) is unfair, shifting costs to people who don’t have solar.
Not so, say folks who should know: The state’s power utilities, reports EnergyNews. (Full story is here.)
New Hampshire’s electric utilities have come out in favor of continuing the state’s current system for compensating customers who share surplus solar power on the grid.
Eversource, Unitil, and Liberty Utilities surprised clean energy advocates by submitting joint testimony to state regulators last month endorsing the state’s current net metering structure. The program credits customers roughly 75% of the standard electricity rate for any unused solar generation that flows back onto the grid and is used by other customers.
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In order for people to continue using alternative sources of energy, they must see the real advantages and benefits from it. I will give an example when when companies refuse paper, it may seem to someone that the costs of automated programs will be large, but it is not so. By eliminating the need to spend money on paper, gas, postage, and other costs associated with a paper-based system, companies can reduce their costs and increase their profit margins.
The same applies to solar panels, if the costs for this are transferred to people, then no one will want to use solar panels, it is important to get direct benefits from this renewable energy.