How much is the monthly fee to distributors by microgenerators?
The Ontario Energy Board announced at the end of last week, 17 March 2010 that the monthly account fee paid to distributors by microgenerators will be standardized across the province at $5.25/month. With costs varying across the province from $7/month in Halton Hills to around $15/month in for Toronto Hydro and Hydro One customers, this reduces the costs, in some cases by over 65%, of selling your power to your local distribution company. The new rate will be made retoroactive to September 21, 2009 and all microgenerators are entitled to a credit for the difference on the next bill from their distributors. On a 2 kW residential PV system, this will raise the ROI by roughly 0.5% annually! Top of Page General Solar PV Questions Is there an alternative if you can’t use your roof? Yes, PV ground mounted systems can be used. API carries Ontario made ground mount racking systems for different made of solar modules or types of soil. We also carry tracker systems which generate more income th
