{"id":1065,"date":"2012-02-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/enabling-a-commodity-market-in-solar-power-dr-smiths-electric-meters.html"},"modified":"2012-02-27T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T15:00:00","slug":"enabling-a-commodity-market-in-solar-power-dr-smiths-electric-meters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/enabling-a-commodity-market-in-solar-power-dr-smiths-electric-meters.html","title":{"rendered":"Enabling a commodity market in solar power: Dr. Smith&#8217;s electric meters"},"content":{"rendered":"Dr. Smith&#8217;s electric meters enable a commodity market\nin solar power, with billing from generators to customers.\nAnd EMCs can take 1% or so for carrying the power,\nplus they can get advertising rights that could be\nworth more than selling electricity!\nIf <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/02\/sb-401-revived-in-sb-459-lets-you-generate-and-sell-solar-power.html\">\nSB 459<\/a> or something like it gets out of committee and into law.\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/tHd6Ai9xIfo\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tHd6Ai9xIfo\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nDr. Sidney Smith explained how the electric meter he&#8217;s developed\nuses cellular technology to facilitate direct billing from\nsolar generator and customer.\nGretchen asked him what if they generate more than they use.\nDr. Smith said they wouldn&#8217;t.\nI asked what if they added more panels.\nHe said they could, but there are trees in the back.\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/tHd6Ai9xIfo\">\nPart 1 of 5:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tHd6Ai9xIfo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nEnabling a commodity market in solar power: Dr. Smith&#8217;s electric meters Part 1 of 5:\n<br>\nSouth Eastern Pathology Associates,\n<br>\nSelling Power, Lower Rates for Customers LLC (LRCLLC),\n<br>\nRichmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia, 17 February 2012.\n<br>\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<p>\n<a href=\"\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7038\/6910575687_14de711072_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nHe forgot about\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/02\/selling-solar-power-in-richmond-hill-lower-rates-for-customers-llc-2012-02-17.html\">\nthe parking lot out front where the panels\nhe just connected are located:<\/a> no shading there, and plenty of room for more solar panels.\n<p>\nDr. Smith said the best places for solar are where there is no shade\nand near power poles.\nGretchen asked how do you finance?\nDr. Smith answered,\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/bFBP4U-EnOA\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bFBP4U-EnOA\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nWell, that would be easy if you had a commodity market.\nWhat happens right now is\nif you&#8217;re down in Lowndes County\nand you produce power, how do you get it from your system to Atlanta?\nWe&#8217;re actually building that system.\n<p>\nWe would put this meter here on\nsomeone&#8217;s business.\nWe would credit what we&#8217;re generating to the customer.\nThrough our software we would say &#8230;\npay the transmission company 1% or 2%&#8230;.\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/bFBP4U-EnOA\">\nPart 2 of 5:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bFBP4U-EnOA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nEnabling a commodity market in solar power: Dr. Smith&#8217;s electric meters Part 2 of 5:\n<br>\nSouth Eastern Pathology Associates,\n<br>\nSelling Power, Lower Rates for Customers LLC (LRCLLC),\n<br>\nRichmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia, 17 February 2012.\n<br>\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/iP5DNP3G_Bw\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iP5DNP3G_Bw\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nI summarized that if an EMC could get 1% for selling power\nthat it doesn&#8217;t even generate, that would be a great deal!\nDr. Smith agreed.\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/iP5DNP3G_Bw\">\nPart 3 of 5:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iP5DNP3G_Bw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nEnabling a commodity market in solar power: Dr. Smith&#8217;s electric meters Part 3 of 5:\n<br>\nSouth Eastern Pathology Associates,\n<br>\nSelling Power, Lower Rates for Customers LLC (LRCLLC),\n<br>\nRichmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia, 17 February 2012.\n<br>\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/8ZwltyTZp0Q\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7063\/6910591127_3d9b517609_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nDr. Smith then got to the biggest selling point for Electric Membership\nCooperatives (EMCs):\nthey could make more money selling advertising than from selling electricity!\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/8ZwltyTZp0Q\">\nPart 4 of 5:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZwltyTZp0Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nEnabling a commodity market in solar power: Dr. Smith&#8217;s electric meters Part 4 of 5:\n<br>\nSouth Eastern Pathology Associates,\n<br>\nSelling Power, Lower Rates for Customers LLC (LRCLLC),\n<br>\nRichmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia, 17 February 2012.\n<br>\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/cW6hEq_81Ko\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cW6hEq_81Ko\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nThis all works because of Dr. Smith&#8217;s meters.\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/cW6hEq_81Ko\">\nPart 5 of 5:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cW6hEq_81Ko\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nEnabling a commodity market in solar power: Dr. Smith&#8217;s 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