The major electric suppliers rate proposal is an all out war on solar by changing the structure on how power is billed. By moving away from kilowatt per hour charge with a reasonable connection fee, charging mainly on usage, to a large grid connection charge with negligible kW/hr charges the electric suppliers want to change how power will be created and consumed.
The proposal wants to move away from kilowatt per hour charge with a small connection fee (charging mainly on usage) to a large grid connection charge (with negligible kW/hr charges). They actually proposed lowering kw/hr charges from 15 cents to 4.5 cents but moving connection charges from roughly $10 to nearly $50!
Low kW/hr charges do not motivate people to conserve but to use. Saving some does not equal much money and thus people will be less inclined to conserve.
That does not help move our dependance from fossil fuels but makes us more of addict.
This proposal is not about the people's or the world's good but a simple attempt to shut down competition - solar competition. It is simply a proposal to guarantee coal and natural gas power plants remain the electricity leaders -- it is hiding the cost of power in a connection fee versus the usage.
Most damaging - solar project’s pay back disappears. This is not good for Wisconsin, the USA or the world.
I hope the board fights this proposal. We need to have a system that charges by the kW hour and rewards conservation and innovation -- not a move that protects profits and status quo.
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