Net metering bill gets compromise amendment, heads to final Senate panel
While some critics were thankful for concessions, it didn't assuage the concerns of others.
floridapolitics.com
I'm frankly puzzled that there isn't more about this pending Florida bill within Tesla Energy, or for that matter within the Tesla energy forms. It's nothing less than a total giveaway to Florida Power & Light. I won't bore you with all our dismal experiences with FPL but they are God-awful outfit. It is impossible to reach them, they are never accountable, they have never actually paid for any of the enormous number of kilowatts (into the megawatt hour range) in terms of the excess energy that we have sent into the grid, and it took them four months to connect our house in the grid when it was built, and then only after threats from an attorney – and I suspect their foot dragging was because they knew solar was going on the house. They're one of the worst rated utilities in the country in terms of customer service gathering 1/5 stars by most consumers.
I hear nothing from Tesla about organized pushback, and it appears that once again utility interests and the profits of shareholders take priority over actual customer needs – FPL is only following the playbook set in California where legislation is pending that will essentially guarantee that solar systems save you zero dollars on your electric bill. The best part is how the plutocrats and the privately owned "public utility" of FPL are framing this punitive tax on home solar systems in terms of "social justice" concepts – that solar power and net metering are a way to have the poor subsidize the rich, while a punitive tax on solar means that poor people will get a break on their electric bill. What a joke. It's about as realistic as Putin's claim that he's in Ukraine to topple Nazis. Just like with Putin, the statements from FPL are all projection of FPL's own corporate greed, avarice and entitlement. In addition, they're hoping to block any further progress towards a decentralized grid, making sure that they sit in the driver seat and can charge whatever they want as a complete monopoly.
We need to take this threat seriously because the abolition of net metering and the punitive connection fee of $25-30 a month (we're already paying $10 a month for that connection fee) will essentially mean that rooftop solar has no viable payback, that progress towards a decentralized grid may stall completely, and that companies that for years have been disseminating climate denial continue to laugh all the way to the bank.
Please advise if someone knows of organized grassroots efforts to expose this latest bull---- from FPL.