Following the introduction of net metering guidelines by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) last September, both BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) and BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) have been "agressively promoting" the billing mechanism to its customers.
Their efforts have seen over 50 applications for net metering come in totaling 2.4 MW. To date, they have approved six projects worth 86 kW, including four residential applications and one commercial in South and South West Delhi, and a school in East Delhi.
"We have started organizing Power Conclaves to educate large customers about the Net Metering policy and its beneficial impact on their electricity bill," said a BSES spokesperson.
They added, "Apart from the Power Conclaves, BSES has also started conducting various consumer interactive meets to educate consumers about the various aspects of Net Metering (of Renewable Energy). BSES will also actively serve as a bridge between the consumers and the suppliers of renewal energy equipment."
While BSES is confident about the benefits of net metering, some utilities in the U.S. are not so enthusiastic. According to the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), net metering, which is applied to 99% of all U.S. solar installations, has divided many, with complaints that it "a subsidy for customers with solar generators by those without." The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) argues, however, that such policies "create a smoother demand curve for electricity and allow utilities to better manage their peak electricity loads."
Popular content
This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com.
Share
By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment.
Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website. Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so.
You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future, in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately. Otherwise, your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled.
Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy.