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Gulf Power Ready for Net Metering!
By Richard Weirick - Oct 11, 2008 12:20:47 AM ET
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Effective October 1, Gulf Power is now able to offer its customers newly approved Standard Interconnection Agreements for Customer-Owned Renewable Generation
Systems, Tiers 1, 2 and 3 (Interconnection Agreement).

There are three tiers, and thus three agreements. Tier One covers 10kW or less;
Tier 2 greater than 10kw and less than or equal to 100 kW; and Tier 3
greater than 100 kW and less than or equal to 2 MW.

I have copies of the approved Application and Agreements if anyone is interested. You can also contact Caroline R. Wilson at CRWILSON@southernco.com.

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NetMetering, GridTie
By Unknown user, Mar 8, 2009 at 1:31:18 PM ET (Updated: Mar 8, 2009 at 1:31:18 PM ET )
For self reliance, homes and businesses in this hurricane vulnerable area should have solar (PV) and/or wind power grid-tie systems, instead of gasoline or diesel burning back-up generators. Tax credits is a bonus. Gulf Power should provide incentives (rent roofs) for PV and wind generators tied to their infrastructure. If many homes and buildings had solar panels and small windmills, then they'd be less of an eye-sore for the social-economic (not natural resources) conservatives' complaint.

Lamar Outdoors with Gulf Power installed PV at one billboard and a windmill at another, last year. Finding benefits already, and may put up more. Hurray.

We should all net meeter; community/neighborhood by community/neighborhood.
Re: NetMetering, GridTie
By Richard Weirick, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:35:08 PM ET (Updated: Apr 7, 2009 at 10:35:08 PM ET )
I agree! Florida's average yearly sunshine is a huge untapped, clean, safe and free resource. Fortunately more pv arrays are coming online.
One of the best and oddly enough, underutilized applications of solar is for making hot water. While solar hot water heaters are very popular for heating swimming pools, it is seldom seen on houses for domestic hot water use.
Considering the life of the system, the simplicity and ease of installation, coupled with our mild winter climate here in NW Florida, it makes perfect sense to invest in a solar hot water heater.
Hopefully Gulf Power will continue to work with their customers in developing an effective net metering program.

Richard