Generate and Sell Solar Power to National Power Grid
In addition to B.E.L.’s planned distributed generation system, customers without the necessary finance to install a solar panel system may qualify to enter into an agreement with B.E.L. for the company to cover the cost of the system. Fuller says, a customer who takes this route will still be able to enjoy low cost electricity while receiving compensation for the excess power generated and transferred to the national grid.
Sean Fuller, General Manager, Commercial and Retail Service B.E.L
“We are also contemplating providing, in fact we have done the studies. We have done the development of customer propositions to be able to offer our customers solar pv systems where we will own and operate the solar on your roof. You will have zero out of pocket. We will install the solar on your roof. You will enjoy the benefit of green energy. You will energy the benefit of the cheaper energy from that solar-pv system. You will remain our customer, and so the there will not be a revenue loss. It will simply mean that the sources of energy we have to purchase supply will also come from you. You will supply yourself and also the excess that you have supplied from your system will also be able to feed back to the grid and we will be able to compensate you for that energy on some price set by the P.U.C.”