This is why the cost of local approval can add up.
For instance, the Johnson City (Tenn.) Power Board, the municipal electric utility, has just instituted a $950 up-front charge to allow a home or business solar system to send power to its system, and also adds a $10-a-month solar service charge to the customer’s bill.
“There is an expense involved with installing the meter” and setting up the solar service on the utility’s system, said Johnson City Power Board spokesman J.T. McSpadden. The $950 application/installation fee would be offset by the $1,000 that TVA provides the home or business to add a solar system, but then that money would not be available to help pay for the solar equipment itself, LightWave’s Johnson said.
Nashville Electric Service doesn’t charge fees for connecting a solar array to its system, but does have some requirements that cause permits to take two to three months to get approved, Johnson said. Among them: A solar permit from NES requires sign-offs by the utility’s chief executive officer, a member of the board of directors and the legal department. “Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. is the easiest to deal with,” he said. “With them, we can get a permit approved in two weeks.”
I just connected my 36 panel roof mounted solar system to the grid oct 25, what will be my residential property tax change for this residential system. It can be viewed on enphase enlighten on the net, it is not procucing 7.02 kw.
I would suggest you go to this website: http://gosolar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/sound-thoughts-solar-energy
The present tax rate is based on the surplus value of the solar system. The state legislature wants to increase the tax rate to 1/3rd the cost of the system. Still under study.
Steve Levy
You will find my system on enlighten in paris tn
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