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September 12, 2012
The Honorable Edmund G. Brown
Governor, State of California
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
VIA FAX: (916) 558-3177
RE: SB 594 (Wolk), Net Energy Metering Aggregation – Request for Signature
Dear Governor Brown:
I am writing to express my support for SB 594.
I am the President of Récolte Energy, a Napa Valley based energy consultancy. We develop renewable energy (RE) projects for wineries, schools, and non-profits.
My clients typically have multiple electricity meters on their properties. If they want to offset the electricity bills associated with these meters, they have to apply for separate rebates for each of their meters; and finance, engineer, design, install, interconnect, monitor, and receive net energy metering bills for, separate RE systems. These discrete rebate applications, RE systems, interconnection agreements, and billing complexities add to the large program and project costs and unnecessary frustrations on projects that already face significant challenges.
SB 594 reduces this complexity and waste, by allowing customers to install one RE system to offset the combined load of their meters. SB 594 does not increase overall RE system size limits, change net metering caps, or result in cost shifting to non-participating ratepayers.
SB 594 is supported by a long list of organizations and individuals, many of whom have already reached out to you. A partial list of supporters is attached here.
We strongly encourage your support for SB 594.
Sincerely,
Gopal Shanker
President
The Honorable Edmund G. Brown
Governor, State of California
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
VIA FAX: (916) 558-3177
RE: SB 594 (Wolk), Net Energy Metering Aggregation – Request for Signature
Dear Governor Brown:
I am writing to express my support for SB 594.
I am the President of Récolte Energy, a Napa Valley based energy consultancy. We develop renewable energy (RE) projects for wineries, schools, and non-profits.
My clients typically have multiple electricity meters on their properties. If they want to offset the electricity bills associated with these meters, they have to apply for separate rebates for each of their meters; and finance, engineer, design, install, interconnect, monitor, and receive net energy metering bills for, separate RE systems. These discrete rebate applications, RE systems, interconnection agreements, and billing complexities add to the large program and project costs and unnecessary frustrations on projects that already face significant challenges.
SB 594 reduces this complexity and waste, by allowing customers to install one RE system to offset the combined load of their meters. SB 594 does not increase overall RE system size limits, change net metering caps, or result in cost shifting to non-participating ratepayers.
SB 594 is supported by a long list of organizations and individuals, many of whom have already reached out to you. A partial list of supporters is attached here.
We strongly encourage your support for SB 594.
Sincerely,
Gopal Shanker
President
