tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747235185731701527.post400667292508312310..comments2023-09-12T08:32:54.061-06:00Comments on Rich Mignogna's Energy & Technology Blog: Solar Wars ReduxRich Mignognahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061678789447418506noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747235185731701527.post-46376998286397861832016-03-14T18:12:27.127-06:002016-03-14T18:12:27.127-06:00This doesn't go far enough. The only fair rat...This doesn't go far enough. The only fair rate design separates energy and "capacity" (aka demand) charges. All energy (bought or sold) should be at a much lower (most of the time) wholesale price with some compensation to the rooftop solar home for avoiding T&D losses. Then demand charges cover things like transmission and distribution and generator capacity payments - those should be divided amongst customers based upon the peak hourly demand at each home/business - perhaps averaged over all of the weekdays in a given month. Of course the actual design would be more sophisticated than that. The LMP+D proposal from the NY PSC staff is on the right track: http://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7b48954621-2BE8-40A8-903E-41D2AD268798%7dWade Schauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329784519985434259noreply@blogger.com