Friends with solar electric systems on Tucson Electric Power’s grid, you might have heard about TEP’s new bill design.
Unfortunately, these bills provide inaccurate information for solar customers on net metering. Under their “2 Ways to Save” section, TEP suggests switching to time-of-use and/or demand rates. You can see what it looks like on the left side of the image below.
Very few (if any) solar customers will save money by switching to these rates, and it’s a bad idea to switch without doing a detailed analysis of the impact on your bills. We strongly recommend you remain on your standard residential net metering rate to preserve your solar savings.
For more information on TOU rates and residential demand charges, see our infographic, What’s a Residential Demand Charge.
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