Customer Connected Solar & 净计量常见问题
如果你正在考虑在家里或公司安装太阳能或其他可再生能源, consider these frequently asked questions:
Customer Connected Solar
What is the financial investment?
Solar is a long-term investment. 经验丰富的太阳能安装人员应该能够根据安装的大小估计投资回报, sun exposure and other factors. If you’re looking to save money on your electricity bill immediately, there are other low and no-cost options. 点击这里了解更多.
If you’re not sure if you’re ready to install your own solar, but you’re still interested in supporting renewable energy, you may be eligible for one of our other renewable energy programs, like 绿色能源 or 太阳能的选择, which do not require any equipment to install or maintain to participate.
Does my home or business need good sun exposure?
If your property is heavily shaded, 太阳能电池板将需要更长的时间来获得回报,而不是在无限制阳光照射的地区. 太阳能电池板在朝南(东、西或两者结合)时表现最好, too) and are unshaded between 10 a.m. 和3 p.m. 一年到头. 网上有一些资源可以帮助你确定你的房子平均日照时间.
What is the ideal size for a solar installation?
Your solar installation will be shaped by a variety of factors, including your budget, roof space and energy use. 安装通常以千瓦(kW)为单位,即系统的功率容量. 经验丰富的安装人员应包括在您的投标总项目成本, 每千瓦的成本和系统的预期年能源输出基于您的网站的分析. 平均, 1 kW of solar power in the Puget Sound region can produce about 1,100 kilowatt hours (kWh) annually. 净计量允许您使用您产生的能源来抵消其他时间从电网使用的能源成本. 净计量并不提供任何经济利益,以确定太阳能系统产生更多的能源比你每年使用的基础上.
Will I need to make other upgrades at my home or business?
Consider other energy efficiency upgrades first. 你的用电量越低,你在太阳能设备上的投资就越少. 如果你想在不久的将来在家里添置一辆电动汽车或其他大型电器, factor that into the sizing of your solar array. If you need to replace your electrical panel to accommodate solar, 一个合格的太阳能安装商将审查这些选项,并可能将其纳入他们的投标. 如果你的屋顶不是很新,你可能会考虑在安装太阳能之前更换它. 安装完成后, solar panels should last more than 20 years, so any needed roof work should happen before installation.
What should I look for when choosing a solar installer?
Start by selecting an experienced installer. 通过PSE Recommended Energy Professionals (代表), 你可以找到一个可靠的和合格的太阳能安装可以帮助确定如果你的家庭或企业是理想的太阳能. 我们REP网络中的太阳能安装商客户满意度高,沟通及时. When considering solar, don’t feel pressured to sign anything before you fully understand the details and cost; be wary of aggressive sales and marketing tactics promising “free” or “no-cost” solar. 我们强烈建议对您的太阳能项目进行至少三个投标并检查参考资料.
Is there financial help available for installing solar?
是的,联邦投资税收抵免可能适用于你的太阳能装置. 《十大彩票平台》将商业和十大彩票平台项目的投资税收抵免从26%提高到30%. 这包括2022年安装的系统,并将在2032年底之前可用. Find more information here.
许多太阳能安装商可以帮助你通过当地的信用合作社或其他金融机构获得融资,并解释这对成本的影响, benefits and estimated return on investment from your installation.
Will PSE pay me for excess generation?
Through net metering, PSE跟踪您使用的能源和系统产生的多余电量. 送回电网的可再生能源将计入你的使用量. 您只需支付PSE提供的净电量,再加上您的基本每月费用. If you produce more energy than you use within a given bill period, PSE banks the extra net metering credit. 你的银行存款将在未来的账单期内自动抵消能源费用. Per state law, banked net metering credits expire March 31 of each year. 这就是为什么我们不建议你的太阳能电池阵列的大小,以产生更多的电力超过你预计每年使用.
Is net metering ending at PSE?
在12月31日前,申请新太阳能系统或改造太阳能系统并网的客户可获得净计量的PSE费率表150, 2025, or when a new Net Metering rate schedule becomes available, 以较晚的为准. 客户与太阳能系统,已批准互联的条款下 Net Metering Rate Schedule 150 will be allowed to stay in this program, barring changes to the system.
After 2025, will PSE still allow customers to connect solar to the grid?
是的! 虽然我们还不知道未来的太阳能费率是多少,但PSE致力于以下方面:
- 附表150净计量将继续有效,直到新的费率表到位,为客户连接的太阳能.
- Future solar customers will be able to use the power they generate
- PSE将在关闭时间表150之前通知新申请人,并为申请人提供完成太阳能安装的时间.
- PSE is participating in state-led efforts to determine the fairest, most equitable approach for future customer-solar rate design.
What is the difference between solar systems with and without batteries?
Batteries add backup power. 重要的是要知道,太阳能电池板本身不能在电网中断时为您的家庭提供能源. 在停电的情况下,太阳能系统会自动断开与公用电网的连接,以保护个人和修复人员的安全. 然而, 与太阳能一起安装的电池可以从电网或太阳能电池板上充电,然后在停电期间可以与电网隔离,为部分或全部家庭能源负荷提供电力. 电池为一个家庭供电的时间取决于电池的大小和房子使用的电力.
Batteries do add to the cost of a system, 因此,必须考虑备用电源对您有多大价值. PSE正在探索降低客户安装电池成本的方法,通过财政激励或动态费率设计,以换取客户允许PSE在高峰事件期间使用部分电池存储容量.
要求PSE推荐的能源专家(代表)名单,他们可以帮助您为您的家庭提供太阳能和其他绿色能源选择.