Things to Consider Before You Go Solar
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Before investing in solar, Get at least 3 estimates from call TID to schedule an reputable solar contractors, energy audit to determine check their license and call if there are ways to reduce references. your energy use. The more energy efficient your home is the less solar you will need.
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Consider carefully your If you choose to install solar, financing options. You your TID rate schedule will can pay cash, take out a change to a self-generation loan, lease or enter into a rate. Self-generation power purchase agreement rate schedules each have with a solar company. It Customer, Demand and Timeis very important that of-Use Energy charges. you understand ALL of the details and options, including fees, escalators, loan terms etc.
Charges and Understand the Talk to TID Billing Numbers If you choose to install solar, Not all customers save money For additional information, you will be required to pay a by installing solar. Each please contact TID one-time $600 meter charge. customer is unique in how Consumer Programs by You will also continue to they use energy and contract calling 209.883.8254 or receive a bill from TID on a terms for solar vary. send an email to solar@ monthly basis. Be cautious of tid.org. a solar vendor claiming to be able to eliminate your bill.
Explanation of components contained in the Self-Generation Rates • Customer Charge- This is a fixed charge based on the costs for metering, billing, collection and related costs. • Demand Charge- A Demand Charge is a charge for the maximum amount of energy used in any fifteen minute interval within the billing period. TID stands ready to supply as much energy as our customers demand at any given moment. This charge is for TID’s costs associated with the infrastructure necessary to provide reliable demand service to our customers. • Time-of-Use Energy Charge- “Time-of-Use” or “TOU” simply means that instead of a single rate for energy all day and night, there will be a different rate during two different time blocks each day. The cost and value of power is different in the on-peak block than in the offpeak block each weekday, and customers can choose to use energy in the off-peak block at a substantially lower rate. This could also affect the credit or compensation of customers who generate more electricity than needed depending on which Time-of-Use block the generation occurs within.
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Compensation for Excess Energy Customers net their generation with their use each month for the on-peak and off peak periods. If at the end of the billing period the customer has generated more than they used, the customer will be credited TID’s Short Run Marginal Cost for the excess generation. The Short Run Marginal Cost is published at www.tid.org. Please see the rate schedules at www.tid.org for a complete list of all applicable charges and fees. TID rate schedules are subject to change.
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