Is net metering fair when you don’t pay transmission costs for the power you push to the grid?
So I have a PV system and love it. I also love that in NJ I get a 1:1 credit for every kWh I produce so that I can use it anytime during the 12 month period. No TOU rates.
My question is about the fairness of it...
Last year, I produced more than what I used. My overproduction netted me a $80 credit from the electric company (my excess kWh at $0.04 which is the wholesale price). My fixed monthly customer charge is $3. So last year I took advantage of the grid, line workers, line maintenance, transformers, etc and actually made money from the electric company.
In NJ there is a transmission cost and a generation cost. They only charge me those when I pull electricity from the grid.
I feel that I should also pay transmission costs for the power I push to the grid because I’m using the grid infrastructure.
It just doesn’t seem fair...
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