研究目的
Investigating the changes residential rooftop solar customers make to their demand and energy usage when they take service on a demand rate, and the impact those changes have on their bills and the utilities' cost of service.
研究成果
The E-27 demand rate significantly improves the alignment of costs and revenues for rooftop solar customers. Solar customers change their energy use when taking service under the E-27 demand rate such that instead of a $50 bill increase, they see only a $19 increase on average, with 26% of E-27 customers actually having a lower bill on E-27 than they would have if they were grandfathered onto the basic rate.
研究不足
The results of this study are for the first full fiscal year after customers installed solar, and follow-up research may be warranted to determine if results apply to future years.
