For an average 5 kilowatt rooftop solar system the fee results in an additional 300 charge per year or approximately 9 000 over the.
Monthly fee solar panels.
The psc also approved alabama power s request to increase the fee from 5 per kilowatt per month to 5 41 per kilowatt per month.
Alabama power charges a 5 per kilowatt fee based on the capacity of the home system on people who use solar panels or other means to generate part of their own electricity.
Subscribing to solar allows customers to go solar without the higher upfront costs of purchasing a solar panel system.
That amounts to a.
That s 20 a month thorne says.
Our subscriptions are priced regionally to reduce the average utility bill by more than the subscription s monthly payment meaning you can start saving immediately.
While that doesn t sound like a lot of money.
The utility has been charging a 5 per kilowatt monthly fee.
Evergy officials say the demand charge is equitable because non solar customers in the company s.
The average solar panel setup for a home costs about 10 000 according to the.
Demand fees can sometimes run to nearly 100 per month and wipe out most of solar system s savings.