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Keeping NEM 1.0 is likely better for me than adding to my solar and getting switched to NEM 2.0 (or whatever else comes after that) even if I am a net consumer during the year. This year, I will likely be net zero or have a small credit, since I didnt drive nearly as much because, well we all know why, lol. Of course, I didnt buy 2.5k worth of gasoline that year, so I came out ahead. Since I bought the Model 3 in late 2018 and drive (in a normal year) 17-19k miles a year, my true up on electricity with those amount of miles was about $500. I really could use some more solar on my home, but getting more solar would force me onto a NEM 2.0 plan (or 3.0 if I wait 'too' long). I have looked at going to a TOU plan (any plan) and any TOU plan increases my yearly costs somewhere around 800-1k by even SCEs rate tools. The structure of my net metering hasnt changed, even if the cost numbers plugged into the formula changes. What hasnt changed is the fact that I get 1:1 net metering, and, more importantly, my NBCs are low. They (SCE) has also gone from 4 tiers to 3, and changes in each of the tiers costs. Since I installed solar in late 2015 (PTO early 2016), my 'Tier 1' charge from SCE has gone from 14 cents a kWh to 22 cents a kWh. To corroborate this (not that it needs corroboration), I am on NEM 1.0 with Southern California Edison (SCE), and still on a tiered plan. I’m sure they are required to be transparent in how everything is arrived at but doubt most customers even take the time to try to understand how the numbers were derived. Was told we basically only had to look at the first page! My husband in talking to PG&E suggested they at least show a legend somewhere on the form. Some are readily discernible but others not.

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Summary has no footnote or legend as to what all the abbreviations/anacronyms mean, or how to take results from one table, apply it to another and know which get directly factored into your actual bill. It has numerous tables for calculation of usage and generation and by peak, partial peak and off peak (summer/winter rates) and then broken out by each of the various costs/fees like Decommissioning etc. No idea if everyone with solar/PWs receives something like this be it with another CCA or other utility like in Southern Calif. You should see the 10-page monthly PG&E NEM Detailed Summary we just received (we have SVCE as our community aggregator). Luckily charging an EV overnight is a simple task.Īnd of course if homeowners don't do this effectively PG&E will blame them for failing to come through for the better of all Californians.

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I guess cold cut sandwiches for dinner will be a fad soon.ģ) Not running the washers (clothing or dishes) and dryers until a weird hour so you wake up to yesterday’s soggy clothes or having to fold wrinkly clothes at 7am.Ĥ) Lowering the setting of your TV brightness to save energy during peak time.Īdjusted TV settings can reduce power use by 5 - 20% - PG&E - Energy Trends

This makes the house wildly uncomfortable compared to what a normal person would actually want.Ģ) Cooking meals at odd times and with novel methods to avoid energy use during the 6pm peak. Here are some of their recommendations:ġ) pre-cooling a home AC during off peak then hoping to ride the coldness through the peak time without the home getting too hot. The problem is the TOU philosophy is that their idea of changing consumption patterns causes a lot of stupid behavior. That 'let it shine' ad makes me want to barf. Yep, that's why you're seeing all those ads show up on TV trying to get people to act more 'green'.