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« on: April 01, 2006, 02:58:28 AM »
USe net metering to bank electricity over the winter. Use the Listeroid to provide electricity and heat in the winter, build up an excess credit with the utility and burn down the credit over the summer. This way you only have to size for an average load and the utility can take care of the peak load.
Here is a summary of the WI net metering rules:
Wisconsin Net Billing Order
Net metering in Wisconsin is authorized by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) Order 6690-UR-107, effective January 1, 1993. The order applies to all utilities under the jurisdiction of PSCW (investor-owned utilities). Rural electric cooperatives in Wisconsin are not rate-regulated by PSCW, but they often follow Commission’s rulings voluntarily, and several rural electric cooperatives are preparing to offer net metering to their customers. Wisconsin’s net metering applies to customer-owned electric generation facilities that are rated at 20 kW or less, regardless of energy sources.
The utility’s electric meter is permitted to run backward when the customer is generating electric power to feed into the utility grid. If the amount of energy supplied to the utility exceeds the amount of energy consumed, the customer will receive a credit on his monthly bill equal to the net excess kilowatt-hours of energy received by the utility multiplied by the Energy Credit Rate, including any applicable adjustment for cost of fuel, or the customer will receive a check for this amount issued by the utility. Any credits to the customer shall be reduced by the monthly customer charge of the standard applicable rate schedule. Actual issuance of a check payable to the customer shall not occur until the amount due the customer exceeds $25. If a customer-generator operates a renewable energy facility, then the utility pays the retail rate for net excess generation. For non-renewable generation sources, the utility pays their avoided cost for net excess generation.
For further information, refer to Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) Order 6690-UR-107.
Contact: Paul Helgeson
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Fax: (608) 266-3957
E-Mail: paul.helgeson@psc.state.wi.us
Look for my other posts on Cogen and use of an induction generator for more info. The only downside is that you do not have back up generation when the grid is down.
By the way, you have to run WVO. Dino diesel will break the bank!
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Scott