Tesla Motors Club
I am sending the below to FPL net metering after finding out today from Tesla Solar that I need to add additional insurance to comply to the FPL interconnection agreement. How does everyone feel about this? Am I missing something?
"Good afternoon! I am currently looking into adding solar to my residence. Our average usage is 75kW/day so we are looking at installing a 16kW system. Our home is only 3/2 at 2300sf with 2 residents and a pool. The tier category of tier 1 meant for residential installations seems to be undersized considering Florida energy requirements. Most homes who can afford a solar installation would not be able to stay in the tier 1 category at 10kW. The liability insurance and FPL fee requirements of tier 2 considerably penalize the average homeowner trying to add solar. I would assume the intent of these tiers are to categorize residential, commercial and industrial uses? While an additional $1200 in annual insurance premiums may not impact the bottom line of a Walmart who likely already exceeds such coverage it is significant to middle class homeowners like myself. Tier 1 should apply to installations up to 20kW at a minimum to not unfairly impact the middle class homeowner.
Given my position expressed above can I please get a detailed explanation justifying this insurance requirement per the interconnection agreement? I honestly can't speculate why this requirement applies to a 16kW system but not a 10kW system. Thank you in advance for taking the time to provide a thoughtful explanation and hopefully a suggestion for addressing the concern at FPL."
"Good afternoon! I am currently looking into adding solar to my residence. Our average usage is 75kW/day so we are looking at installing a 16kW system. Our home is only 3/2 at 2300sf with 2 residents and a pool. The tier category of tier 1 meant for residential installations seems to be undersized considering Florida energy requirements. Most homes who can afford a solar installation would not be able to stay in the tier 1 category at 10kW. The liability insurance and FPL fee requirements of tier 2 considerably penalize the average homeowner trying to add solar. I would assume the intent of these tiers are to categorize residential, commercial and industrial uses? While an additional $1200 in annual insurance premiums may not impact the bottom line of a Walmart who likely already exceeds such coverage it is significant to middle class homeowners like myself. Tier 1 should apply to installations up to 20kW at a minimum to not unfairly impact the middle class homeowner.
Given my position expressed above can I please get a detailed explanation justifying this insurance requirement per the interconnection agreement? I honestly can't speculate why this requirement applies to a 16kW system but not a 10kW system. Thank you in advance for taking the time to provide a thoughtful explanation and hopefully a suggestion for addressing the concern at FPL."