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Are the renters responsible for the power bill? You had better not have to pay this...that is crazy.
The deal we have with the renter is we give him up to $50 a month, and with $20K worth of solar panels, they should never have a bill over that amount.
What PG&E does, is send us a statement monthly about how much we used and how much was generated and at what rate each was.
Electricity costs more in the summer, and even more between noon and 7 PM...so we would turn all our usage off at those times (and sit and sweat in the heat !) so we could send all our power to PG&E rather than use it. Then in the winter, when electricity is cheap (mostly cuz rivers are generating alot and usage is down) we get less per KW hour than in the summer but it all averages out in fact they owed us money at the end of the year.
Up until last year 2010, PG&E would then wipe the slate clean, your credits lost, and you begin a new year in January.
But now, they actually PAY you for the power you pumped into their grid, after a few lawsuits PG&E decided it was true, that we were GIVING them power and they in turn were selling it to our neighbors and in so doing were making money off our hard work, so now, if you have credits, they send you a check at the end of the year.
The big bonanza here is:
The renters never see their usage or over usage, and they more than likely think that all their usage will be covered by the solar panels and so they can go ballistic growing pot, which may also fry the breakers in the house.
And yes, we strongly suspect pot.
And yes, if they are growing oot, the whole house, all totally brand new and remodeled (I never even used the dishwasher!) will wreak to outer space of skunky marihoochie.
And the best part is, we are living in a lawn mower barn waiting for the place to SELL....
Anyway, the renters probably had the place lit up with grow lights trying to extend the bud season on their pot or start new rootings, and had no idea the solar bill came to us monthly and so they are back pedalling now, but they have no idea DH is on his way down to kick some butt.
Well it sucks that this is happening, but the good news is that you will be able to get the smell out... There is a loft above the garage here that is also rented out. Well the tenants that lived up there before my brother, screwed up the wiring for the entire building when they wired in the grow system. My entire property stunk, couldn't go outside without getting a nose full. But the smell does go away, eventually.
Are the renters responsible for the power bill? You had better not have to pay this...that is crazy.
The deal we have with the renter is we give him up to $50 a month, and with $20K worth of solar panels, they should never have a bill over that amount.
What PG&E does, is send us a statement monthly about how much we used and how much was generated and at what rate each was.
Electricity costs more in the summer, and even more between noon and 7 PM...so we would turn all our usage off at those times (and sit and sweat in the heat !) so we could send all our power to PG&E rather than use it. Then in the winter, when electricity is cheap (mostly cuz rivers are generating alot and usage is down) we get less per KW hour than in the summer but it all averages out in fact they owed us money at the end of the year.
Up until last year 2010, PG&E would then wipe the slate clean, your credits lost, and you begin a new year in January.
But now, they actually PAY you for the power you pumped into their grid, after a few lawsuits PG&E decided it was true, that we were GIVING them power and they in turn were selling it to our neighbors and in so doing were making money off our hard work, so now, if you have credits, they send you a check at the end of the year.
The big bonanza here is:
The renters never see their usage or over usage, and they more than likely think that all their usage will be covered by the solar panels and so they can go ballistic growing pot, which may also fry the breakers in the house.
And yes, we strongly suspect pot.
And yes, if they are growing oot, the whole house, all totally brand new and remodeled (I never even used the dishwasher!) will wreak to outer space of skunky marihoochie.
And the best part is, we are living in a lawn mower barn waiting for the place to SELL....
Anyway, the renters probably had the place lit up with grow lights trying to extend the bud season on their pot or start new rootings, and had no idea the solar bill came to us monthly and so they are back pedalling now, but they have no idea DH is on his way down to kick some butt.
Well it sucks that this is happening, but the good news is that you will be able to get the smell out... There is a loft above the garage here that is also rented out. Well the tenants that lived up there before my brother, screwed up the wiring for the entire building when they wired in the grow system. My entire property stunk, couldn't go outside without getting a nose full. But the smell does go away, eventually.
