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re: Louisiana guts net metering for Solar which kills the industry in Louisiana

Posted on 9/16/19 at 12:15 pm to
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
34717 posts
Posted on 9/16/19 at 12:15 pm to
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Most of the new panel packages sold were for 25K with 20K in credits. So net cost 5K.


And they still whine about net-metered rate......

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The leases were for 45/month for 15 years. $540 a year, $8,100 over 15 years. Those also included a maintenance package which wasn't included if you bought them. Also, when you factor in an interest rate, it's not bad at all.


Some of the leases were. Others were written with no sunset periods or out clauses and people were given systems with far less output than promised. I have dealt with some really respectable solar companies, but the subsidies made for a feeding frenzy of grifters in a lot of cases.
Posted by Tarps99
Lafourche Parish
Member since Apr 2017
11429 posts
Posted on 9/16/19 at 12:16 pm to
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Move to a deregulated state


I wonder how the people of Mexifornia love their deregulated power and gas.
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
34717 posts
Posted on 9/16/19 at 12:17 pm to
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There has to be some kind of infrastructure/competency constraint with Louisiana that is preventing dereg?


The PSC has been bought and paid for, and self-regulation is a hell of a place to be.
Posted by G I Jeaux
off duty
Member since Aug 2009
2495 posts
Posted on 9/16/19 at 12:17 pm to
Damm John Bel!
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
34717 posts
Posted on 9/16/19 at 12:20 pm to
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Damm John Bel!



He was never a public service commissioner.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
40194 posts
Posted on 9/16/19 at 12:35 pm to
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Enron Caused California Blackouts Traders Say


Wasn't that more about the wholesale power market, as opposed to the marketing of electricity to the direct consumer?
Posted by zeebo
Hammond
Member since Jan 2008
5406 posts
Posted on 9/16/19 at 12:39 pm to
A tax credit is not the same as a subsidy.
Posted by doubleb
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
41697 posts
Posted on 9/16/19 at 12:55 pm to
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That's fair. But that's not the rule that was passed.


Then lobby to get a better rule.

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Again, the state is going to let me build my own transmission system to get the power to "someone else


Perhaps, or go into the battery business. Be creative.

Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
29044 posts
Posted on 9/16/19 at 2:10 pm to
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You can’t be serious.

If I cut down a pine tree and mill it into 2x4s, Home Depot would buy it from me at retail?

If you bought 100 2x4's from HD, but then you ended up making 50 of them yourself, would you expect HD to accept a return of 50 2x4's at the price you paid?
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