[Lincolnparkdc] Solar Panels and Pepco charges

[Paul Krupa]

Thanks Mark,
Here is the WAPO article link:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/02/23/dc-solar-panels-pepco-fees/
Good to hear that we may be fortunate in our block.
Paul

On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 12:02 PM Mark Jordan <mark at markjordan.me> wrote:

> Hi, Paul.  I installed solar about 10 years ago (100 block of Kentucky).
>
> While I can't be certain this what you read about, there have been
> reported instances of Pepco charging customers installing solar a fee to
> upgrade a local transformer.  (I have read technical debates arguing that
> adding solar arrays to the distribution system will have a net effect of
> *decreasing* the load on transformers, so upgrading transformers shouldn't
> be necessary, but I'm not qualified to assess that.)
>
> Anecdotally, I have spoken with many people who have installed solar in
> DC, including numerous on the 100 block of Kentucky, and none have been
> charged for a transformer upgrade.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 2:45 PM Paul Krupa <paul.krupa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I was curious if neighbors who recently installed solar panels have had
>> Pepco hit them with fees to upgrade their service. I have a few proposals
>> for installing panels on our house but read somewhere that in some
>> neighborhoods, Pepco was charging high fees to move forward. Having
>> recently been on our roof following a new roof installation I
>> noticed several neighbors have panels installed. Thanks.
>> 159 Kentucky
>>
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>> Paul
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