Posted 1/19/2019 14:39 (#7256420 - in reply to #7256348) Subject: RE: Maybe you need to talk to your public service commission..
Here, our electric rates skyrocketed long before renewables became a factor. In fact, one of the arguments for renewables here was the lack of competition from the traditional suppliers. What we're seeing here now is that the renewables is preventing the traditionals from price gouging, particularly for the summer time peaks. Solar has knocked the top off mid-day peak rates during the summer because they don't have to bring the expensive backup demand on line.