Well, here we are 3 weeks later and still no date from APS, our utility, about when they will commission our system. They have to inspect the installation and allow us to turn it on, then they have to replace our electric meter with new bi-directional unit. They have 2 inspectors for their entire region, though they are (wow) training a third. According to them, in 2005 they had about 200 requests for solar system inspections. Now, they get about 200 a month. Do you think that might tell them something? How about outsourcing the inspections until they can get properly staffed?
And it's not just us as the end user who suffers. The installation company in many cases gets the APS rebate assigned to them as part of their payment. A significant part. Plus, they don't collect the final progress payment until it is complete and online. That can easily represent several hundred thousand dollars to a busy company.
So, here we are with cool, sunny days where we could be over-producing and banking credits for summer. Instead, we watch the trackers do their daily sunwatch, with no benefit.
Stay tuned...
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