I think it varies by Utility and rate schedule. On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Jason Szumlanski < ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote:
> Tom, are you sure it isn’t the highest 15 minute period for the last > rolling 12 month period? That’s how FPL is set up. It’s brutal for some > industries that have infrequent high demand. > > > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 9:06 AM, Tom Lane <t...@ecs-solar.com> wrote: > >> In Florida it is not unusable to have a $700 dollar demand charge AND >> only a $165 electric useage charge . A classic example is a Church or >> Temple that has only two services a week and tremendous useage during those >> brief hourly services . For example Duke Energy's demand charge is for the >> highest 15 minutes during the monthly billing cycle . I have always >> suggested to people who come to me for help with Solar that they are better >> off using multiple time clocks on the heating and cooling units etc . Since >> they cannot use a tax credit they need a White Knight investor for Solar OR >> a battery storage system to release power during the demand period >> obviously. An big battery system and Inverter or inverters . Any ideas . >> Gator Tom >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re >> -wrenc...@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches. > org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- *Will White* Curriculum Developer [image: Inline image 3] e: w...@solarenergy.org w: www.solarenergy.org p: 802-272-3092 PV Installation Professional # 093006-34
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