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Researching Solar Panels for my house.

I am researching how to install Solar on my roof DIY mode.
I called our local power company and talked to the rep that handles the setup and approval of residential Solar installations including the Application form, Application Fee, installing Bi-directional meter and how the credits work.

During our conversation she used two terms that she could not tell me what they stood for but were in the speech.  I am sure they are acronyms, but for what ?
HMEV:  She had no idea what this meant.
GNT:  I think she was trying to describe this a the cost of what the reseller pays /Kwh.  
10 DC: She said it translates to 10Kw, but she was not sure.
   (She said if the system stays below 10 DC that it stay w/in a residential rate.)

My searches did not show anything for these terms and I even looked at the gov site for solar in the glossary that can be found here.

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks



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nickg5

8/22/2022 - Mon
Andrew Porter

I know MeV equates to Million Electron Volts, but I've never heard of HMEV.
GNT....I've got nothing on this one.

I might call the power company back, and see if you can't get someone else this time :)

sidwelle

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Someone else provided HMEV:
HMEV: (Hourly Marginal Electricity Value)
  • Means the average of the hourly MISO Day Ahead Locational Marginal Prices.

Found MISO on a website:
MISO (Mid-continent Independent System Operator)
  • An independent, not-for-profit, member-based organization responsible for operating the power grid across 15 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba.  42 million people depend on MISO to generate and transmit the right amount of electricity every minute of every day. MISO is committed to delivering electricity reliably, dependably, and cost-effectively.
Here is a Wiki article on them.
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Thanks for the help.

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nickg5

Thank you for the interesting question