{"id":38521,"date":"2023-04-29T09:57:58","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T14:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/?page_id=38521"},"modified":"2023-06-02T16:08:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T21:08:04","slug":"solar-power-my-solar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/energy-solutions\/solar-power-my-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Net Billing<\/h2>\n<p>Wayne-White Electric Cooperative does not discourage or hinder anyone from installing solar panels at their home, if they choose to make that investment. In fact, the cooperative has a <strong>\u201cNet Billing\u201d<\/strong> policy in place for people utilizing solar at their home.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We recently moved from &#8220;Net Metering&#8221; to <strong>&#8220;Net Billing&#8221;<\/strong> because we reached our 1% level of solar connections on our lines.<\/li>\n<li>Talk with us before you sign an agreement with a solar installer, so that you understand our policy, and how it will affect your payback costs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Net Billing&#8221;<\/strong> allows solar customers to generate electricity for personal use, and sell any excess energy to the cooperative at wholesale or \u201cavoided cost\u201d prices, while purchasing power at the normal residential rate. (It is indicated with the acronym SBB on your electric bill &#8220;Solar Buy Back)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Solar Panels Install<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In order to properly install solar panels at a home served by Wayne-White, it is necessary to have certain safeguards in place to prevent harm to linemen or the grid.<\/li>\n<li>It is important to understand what your current electric usage is at your home, in order to calculate the size of system you would need.<\/li>\n<li>Our engineers at Wayne-White can help you analyze your monthly base load and answer more questions about solar panels and how they work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Knowledge is power, and we want you to be as informed as possible.If you are interested in learning more about installing solar panels, our policies and the proper steps necessary to install them safely and legally at your home:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talk to our Engineer, Josh Scott at <a href=\"tel:+1-618-842-2196\">(618) 842-2196<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-b87T8-9fs0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Tips Before You Install a Solar Panel System At Your Home<\/a>&#8221; video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>5 Tips Before You Install a Solar Panel System At Your Home Video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"5 tips before you install a solar panel system at your home\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-b87T8-9fs0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Policies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OperationalPolicy6Part1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operational Policy #6 &#8211; Interconnection &amp; Parallel Operation of Distributed Generation (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OperationalPolicy6Application2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interconnection Application (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OperationalPolicy6Agreement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interconnection Agreement (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OperationalPolicy6Schedule.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facility Schedule (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OperationalPolicy7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operational Policy #7 &#8211; Cooperative Purchase of Excess Capacity (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-38521 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarroof-e1683328341231.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Solar panels on a roof\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarroof2-scaled-e1685723743635.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Solar panels on a roof\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarroof2-scaled-e1685723743635.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarroof2-scaled-e1685723743635-800x426.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarroof2-scaled-e1685723743635-1600x852.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarroof2-scaled-e1685723743635-340x181.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarroof2-scaled-e1685723743635-1536x818.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarroof2-scaled-e1685723743635-2048x1090.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solaronroof.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"solar panels on a roof\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solaronroof.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solaronroof-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solaronroof-340x170.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>U.S. Map of Preferred Solar Panel Locations Based on Efficiency &amp; Performance<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38748\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38748\" style=\"width: 792px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38748 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarmap.jpg\" alt=\"solar map\" width=\"792\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarmap.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.waynewhitecoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/solarmap-340x263.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While Solar Panels can produce some energy from the sun in southern Illinois, the best location for solar is the southwest portion of the United States.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Analyze Your Electric Usage &amp; Understand How Solar Works<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Analyze Your Electric Usage and Understand How Solar Works\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bJE9WSA63FU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you are thinking about installing solar panels at your home, it is important to understand what your current electric usage is at your home, in order to calculate the size of system you would need. Our engineers at Wayne-White can help you analyze your monthly base load and answer more questions about solar panels and how they work. Knowledge is power, and we want you to be as informed as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Net Billing Wayne-White Electric Cooperative does not discourage or hinder anyone from installing solar panels at their home, if they choose to make that investment. In fact, the cooperative has a \u201cNet Billing\u201d policy in place for people utilizing solar at their home. 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