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metalandmeeples OP t1_iy7xqz8 wrote

Reply to comment by hike_me in 6 Month Solar Panels Update by metalandmeeples

Damn, I'm getting robbed! Does that also include the first 50 kWh?

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hike_me t1_iy7yhia wrote

I just looked at my bill and it just says “distribution minimum charge”. For some reason last month’s bill was even less than usual- there was a minimum distribution charge for 7.48 and a minimum charge for “stranded costs” of -0.84 so my total bill was $6.64. It’s been over $8 every other month though.

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metalandmeeples OP t1_iy80oif wrote

Ah. CMP lists that and also includes the first 50 kWh in the $13.73. If you factor the ~$5-6 dollar difference against the standard supply charge a kWh, CMP may actually be a better deal.

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Longjumping_West_907 t1_iy7y900 wrote

My minimum for Versant is $6 and change but it doesn't include any power supply. We've had the system for a few years so maybe we are grandfathered into a lower minimum charge.

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benduker7 t1_iy8d0v4 wrote

My parents in CT on the other hand regularly get back $100-$200 on each electric bill with Eversource, none of this silly minimum bill stuff. They cut them a check once a year

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metalandmeeples OP t1_iy8dwa5 wrote

Heh, if Maine did that I suspect people would put as many panels as they could fit on their roofs just to cash in. I know I would. There's unfortunately no incentive at the moment to oversize in Maine.

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Somehowsideways t1_iy91yjm wrote

I wonder if power distribution costs are factored in and amortized, then taken out of the check? Distribution charges are actually fairly important to charge everyone using power from the grid, because not doing so would put that cost onto people who don’t have access to solar, which includes almost everyone who struggles to pay their bills.

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benduker7 t1_iy92h0g wrote

I'm sure that Eversource is taking their slice of the pie, but I've never actually looked at their itemized bill.

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