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CabinBuilder Admin	# Posted: 8 Apr 2008 14:55 - Edited by: CabinBuilder Reply There was a suggestion on some forums: If your cabin property has an electricity hookup and if most of the time you are not there, you could connect your solar setup to the utility grid, and when you are not there, the meter will be spinning backwards making you money. Obviously, for that to work your local utility company must have such option ("net metering"?). Few of my own initial thoughts in this: 1) Account with utility company will likely to have some sort of minimum / monthly maintenance fee that had to be paid (they have to cover metering costs, etc.) – the energy contributions must at least cover that. 2) In my case, the property will be re-classified as "serviced" and property taxes will for sure go up, making it even harder justify. I guess it makes sense for people who already have and paying for the electricity hookup anyway. Does anyone have thoughts or experience in this?
indianasolar Member	# Posted: 20 Apr 2008 21:06 - Edited by: indianasolar Reply Most states have net-metering. http://dsireusa.org/ Check here. However, most will only let you "bank" any overages. They typically expire after a year.

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