{"id":1004185381,"date":"2017-07-28T09:03:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T17:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004185381"},"modified":"2022-12-08T17:48:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T01:48:01","slug":"sunfinity-solar-solar-customers-shouldnt-pay-more-for-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/sunfinity-solar-solar-customers-shouldnt-pay-more-for-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunfinity Solar: Solar Customers Shouldn\u2019t Pay More for Electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Anca Gagiuc<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/07\/15590724_1879047145665325_1328671314449229940_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004185382\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/sunfinity-solar-solar-customers-shouldnt-pay-more-for-electricity\/15590724_1879047145665325_1328671314449229940_o-800x620\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/07\/15590724_1879047145665325_1328671314449229940_o-800x620.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"15590724_1879047145665325_1328671314449229940_o 800&#215;620\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sunfinity Solar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sunfinity Solar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/07\/15590724_1879047145665325_1328671314449229940_o-800x620.jpg?w=800\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1004185382 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/07\/15590724_1879047145665325_1328671314449229940_o.jpg\" alt=\"Sunfinity Solar\" width=\"326\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunfinity Solar issued a statement in support of House Bill 199, which would prevent Texas electric utilities from charging a higher rate or special fee for residential customers with solar systems.<\/p>\n<h2>House Bill 199 details<\/h2>\n<p>The bill was introduced on the first day of the Texas Legislature\u2019s special session by Representative Joe Pickett (D-El Paso). According to the\u00a0<em>El Paso Times<\/em>, El Paso Electric has a pending rate-increase application that would levy an average increase of almost 23 percent ($14.09 more per month) for electricity to homes with solar panels. For non-solar customers, the utility is proposing an average 9.1 percent increase ($8.25 per month). The company wants to place <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/sunworks-selects-solaredge-inverters-as-supplier\/\">solar customers<\/a> in a separate class and make them pay what the utility officials claim are their true costs for electric service.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Solar panels on houses should not generate punitive additional charges, and in fact, we need to encourage solar,&#8221;<\/em> Billingsley said in a prepared statement. <em>&#8220;Solar energy is one of the most important sources of renewable energy currently available. That is especially true in\u00a0Texas, which has the largest solar potential in the country.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Solar energy is a free resource, and the economics of solar always work for our power grid, our customers and for\u00a0Texas,&#8221;<\/em> Billingsley added.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of Sunfinity Solar<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas-based company supports House Bill 199, introduced by Rep. 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