07-10-2007, 03:32 PM
Net Metering. Well, from what I heard... Helco will deduct (credit your usage) say, like in California or Arizona if you consume less KW's as your meter spins backwards they will actually cut you a check!!! But helco will not they will just give you a bill of zero dollars not bad but would be nice to make 41 cents for every KW you put back onto the grid. Anyway... There are a few big positives to net metering ...
One, no batter bank... So no need to spend big bucks on 10-15 huge lead acid batteries.
Two, No Maintenance. You'll never have to worry about making sure batteries are topped off with water or replacing them when they fail.
Three, No worries about destroying your batteries when they get past 30% level and you'll never run out of juice. If you need more helco will provide you with more.
It's a win win situation in my book tho, helco doesn't like it since they are not making any money off you and they are not getting a pay back from running poles and lines to your home or sending out that crew to repair the lines or maintain the system IE Poles, Generators, etc...etc...
One, no batter bank... So no need to spend big bucks on 10-15 huge lead acid batteries.
Two, No Maintenance. You'll never have to worry about making sure batteries are topped off with water or replacing them when they fail.
Three, No worries about destroying your batteries when they get past 30% level and you'll never run out of juice. If you need more helco will provide you with more.
It's a win win situation in my book tho, helco doesn't like it since they are not making any money off you and they are not getting a pay back from running poles and lines to your home or sending out that crew to repair the lines or maintain the system IE Poles, Generators, etc...etc...