Carolina Peace - Apr. 22: Net Metering Hearing

Apr. 22: Net Metering Hearing

Written by Gerald Rudolph

Monday, 21 April 2008

Help Support Renewable Energy in South Carolina

Currently, South Carolina is one of only eight states without a Net Metering law. Net Metering credits owners of renewable energy systems for the power they generate.

The income generated by selling excess renewable energy back to the grid makes it more economical for home and business owners to invest in renewable energy and is a critical component of a state policy that promotes clean energy.

In response to a 2005 federal law requiring all electric utilities to provide net metering to their customers, South Carolina Gas & Electric, Duke Energy, and Progress Energy submitted net metering proposals to the South Carolina Public Service Commission last year.

Unfortunately, instead of following the lead of states whose net metering policies have greatly increasing the use of renewable energy, South Carolina's utilities have proposed a policy similar to one in North Carolina. North Carolina's net metering policy recently received a grade of "F" from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council and has resulted in very little new renewable energy.

In order to improve proposed net metering rules in South Carolina, members of the conservation community have requested the Public Service Commission hold an additional hearing on this matter. Please consider attending this hearing on April 22nd in Columbia.

Make it clear to the Commission that:

It is in the public interest of South Carolina to encourage renewable energy. Net Metering is a key part of a state energy policy emphasizing renewables.
Home and business owners can play an important role in reducing our state's dependence on non-renewable energy. A Net Metering policy that is simple to use and fair to customers is critical to encourage more home and business owners to invest in renewable energy.
Rather than duplicate failed policies, South Carolina's utilities should adopt the nation's best practices for net metering.

The hearing will take place at 11:30 AM on April 22nd in the hearing room of the South Carolina Public Service Commission, 101 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210.

CLICK HERE to read more about the Net Metering docket before the Public Service Commission.

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Kim Ree - Resident of South Carolina

|partial ip:75.202.204.193 |07-08-2008 22:20:37

Do you know that now they are taking prospect customers to RENT solar power
panels to everyone in the united states?

I just found out (after I was too
excited about this) that BECAUSE I live in South Carolina I CANT and will be
left in THE DUST because WE dont have Net Metering!

Oh GREAT! Just add this
to being one of he few BACKWARDS STATES.

This is so unfair, I'm rural, we
have DEEP wells, theres no way on earth I can get my water without power and
theres an energy crises for goodness sake! Nothing like leaving your residents
in a bad position. We can lock in at TODAYS RATES NOW but I cant even HOPE TO
because we have no net metering needed to qualify.

I'm LIVID!

Kim Rees - Resident of South Carolina

|partial ip:75.202.204.193 |07-08-2008 22:30:51

You guys MUST look at Youtubes "RENT SOLAR" videos. Theres NO COST TO
US, no maintence, NOTHING if this opens to every american homeowner there would
be no need for any nuclear reactors. Just watch the videos on this. They are
signing homeowers up. South Carolina is out because of no net metering screwing
us all here as energy prices skyrocket.

We hav to change this, how can we do
this? If SC dont change it I'll be forced to go off grid in hock and not share a
thing with anyone. I'd much rather GIVE my energy away to others then sell it
back to the electric company then.

Is this going to change soon?

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