Subj : Re: Trump admin accuses A
To : Ron L.
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Wed May 07 2025 07:12 am
RL> AT> That sounds nice but I'm skeptical about it. My electric company
RL> AT> invited me to join a "solar program" about 5 years ago. They said
RL> AT> "you'll get a discount applied to your bill automatically." So I wait
RL> AT> and waited and never saw the discount applied. Then the bill started
RL> AT> getting ridiculous (like doubled or even tripled) and now a couple
RL> AT> months ago I started seeing the credit I've been waiting for on my bi
RL> AT> and it's like $3. :)
RL>
RL> Most public utilities have a regulation that basically says "if your
RL> customer generates power, you have to buy it from them at your rate."
RL> So my guess is that the "credit" that they dangled in front of you was
RL> the payment for the power you generated.
There are lots of mysterious surrounding the electric company and all their gimmicks. When I signed up for their "solar program" I believe that I was part of a number game that helped give them the # of willing participants they needed in order to build a solar energy farm. And now I've got so much money that I don't know what to do with it ;)
