> A man self-sufficient using solar panels recently did a deal with
> a NZ power company to sell the excess back at domestic retail.
> He was pleased of course, but you could tell that the power
> company exec interviewed was not too happy and had a "hmmm,
> we'll see how it goes and this is not really a precedent" attitude
>

A significant number of regulatory jurisdictions here stateside require 
power companies to accept power back on the grid from co-gens at a net 
basis. IE: You get the same rate you pay.

Bob Ammerman

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