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Originally Posted by DoubleK
So what's the benefit for a solar homeowner?
Is the solar club pocketing the difference between the pool price and the 30¢/kwh AND selling you power at far above the fixed rate?
I don't quite understand how DERs get paid as they aren't a market participant and are not dispatched like a traditional generator. They don't show up in the merit order.
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The benefit is the solar homeowner gets 30c for all the power they sell into the grid in the summer, paid for directly by the Aeso out of their tariff (aka consumers).
As an offset they pay 30c for the power they use in the summer, but since it's less power that works out to a net benefit to the homeowner.
It's also a benefit to the solar club as they collect 30c minus pool price on the usage and the power sales are just a pass through.