Si se quiere ser mas ambicioso y tienes el capital la opcion de Net Metering de la AEE es otra via de reducir la carga de la red electrica. Como esa no le conviene ni a desarrolladores, ni a la AEE lo hacen bien dificil de implementar. Si quieres hacer la inversion de usar inversores electricos, bancos de capacitores o los molinos de viento son a tu costo.
Para el que le interese puede emezar leyendo la reglamentacion en PREPA (AEE):
http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=PR02R&re=1&ee=1
Puerto Rico enacted net-metering legislation in August 2007, allowing customers of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to use electricity generated by solar, wind or "other" renewable-energy resources to offset their electricity usage. This law applies to residential systems with a generating capacity of up to 25 kilowatts (kW) and non-residential systems up to one megawatt (MW) in capacity.
Customer net excess generation (NEG) is carried over as a kilowatt-hour (kWh) credit to the following month, but NEG credit is limited to a "daily maximum" of 300 kWh for residential customers and 10 megawatt-hours (MWh) for commercial customers. Customers with excess credits remaining at the end of a 12-month period (ending in June) will be compensated as follows: 75% of the excess credits will be purchased by PREPA at a rate of $0.10 per kWh or "the amount resulting from the subtraction of the adjusted fuel fee based on the variable costs incurred by the public corporation exclusively for the purchase of fuel and energy, from the total price charged by the public utility to its customers, converted into kilowatt-hours, whichever is greater;" and the remaining 25% will be granted to PREPA to distribute as a credit or reduction applied to the electricity bills of public schools.
System owners must, at their own expense, use a bi-directional meter installed by an expert electrician. Systems must comply with the standards and specifications on minimum efficiency requirements established by the Puerto Rico Energy Affairs Administration (EAA) or another designated government body. In 2008, legislation (S2377 Ley 211) was enacted that removed the requirement that systems be installed by a North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) installer, and instead established that all systems must be installed by an electrical engineer or expert electrician that is registered with the EAA and meets the additional EAA requirements for renewable energy system installers. All equipment must be guaranteed for at least five years by the manufacturer or distributor. Installations must incorporate emissions and noise-control mitigation measures, when applicable.
PREPA adopted the necessary regulations for compliance with this law in October 2008 and established the procedures for applying for net metering. A net metering application (in Spanish) is available on PREPA's website. PREPA and EAA must also develop and implement educational campaigns designed to inform consumers of the benefits of net metering and of available renewable-energy technologies.
Customer net excess generation (NEG) is carried over as a kilowatt-hour (kWh) credit to the following month, but NEG credit is limited to a "daily maximum" of 300 kWh for residential customers and 10 megawatt-hours (MWh) for commercial customers. Customers with excess credits remaining at the end of a 12-month period (ending in June) will be compensated as follows: 75% of the excess credits will be purchased by PREPA at a rate of $0.10 per kWh or "the amount resulting from the subtraction of the adjusted fuel fee based on the variable costs incurred by the public corporation exclusively for the purchase of fuel and energy, from the total price charged by the public utility to its customers, converted into kilowatt-hours, whichever is greater;" and the remaining 25% will be granted to PREPA to distribute as a credit or reduction applied to the electricity bills of public schools.
System owners must, at their own expense, use a bi-directional meter installed by an expert electrician. Systems must comply with the standards and specifications on minimum efficiency requirements established by the Puerto Rico Energy Affairs Administration (EAA) or another designated government body. In 2008, legislation (S2377 Ley 211) was enacted that removed the requirement that systems be installed by a North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) installer, and instead established that all systems must be installed by an electrical engineer or expert electrician that is registered with the EAA and meets the additional EAA requirements for renewable energy system installers. All equipment must be guaranteed for at least five years by the manufacturer or distributor. Installations must incorporate emissions and noise-control mitigation measures, when applicable.
PREPA adopted the necessary regulations for compliance with this law in October 2008 and established the procedures for applying for net metering. A net metering application (in Spanish) is available on PREPA's website. PREPA and EAA must also develop and implement educational campaigns designed to inform consumers of the benefits of net metering and of available renewable-energy technologies.
En temas menos serios encontre este interesante ilustrador de temas ambientales. De cuando en vez escribe tratados de temas ambientales complicados como tirillas tipo Jack Chick. Su pagina esta aqui:
http://www.recombinantrecords.net/
Este del calor urbano esta sumamente interesante:
http://www.recombinantrecords.net/docs/2008-12-Urban-Heat-Island.html
Algo mas de ese tema aqui:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GreenRoof/greenroof.php
Las fotos de introduccion al articulo resumen el articulo de NASA. Mucha vegetacion, temperatura de suelo mas fria. Areas sin vegetacion, con cemento, son hornos urbanos.
Resumen, necesitamos siembra urbana y reducir los espacios con mucho cemento. Los LEED y Ambientalistas le gustan los techos verdes. A mi no me convencen todavia. Solo se algo, estos dias de calor se hacen tolerables debajo del arbol que tengo frente a mi casa. Claro que tiene sus desventajas:
Sigo en mi sabatica forzada, resolviendo varios proyectos pendientes. Asi que tendre que dejar el tema aqui. Para completar se fastidio mi tarjeta de internet movil y no me dan otra a menos que renueve contrato y pague la unidad up front. Ahh! que bueno es tener un oligopolio. Pero cuando llamo al servicio al cliente siempre se aseguran que quede satisfecho...
Sr. Beato, fuimos eficientes? aclaramos su duda?
Si le hicieran una encuesta. Del 0 al 10, que tan bien aclaramos su duda?
[va relacionado a una encuesta que me hicieron en el tren. redaccion atroz, hecho por alguien que no sabe dise/nar cuestionarios y que hasta hacen una rifa de $500 por llenarla. Las rifas by the way son ilegales puesto que solo pueden ser patrocinadas por una entidad bonafide. Mejor llamenle sorteos.]
Este tema no es ambiental pero compara los police states de 1984 - Orwell con los de Brave New World - Huxley:
http://www.recombinantrecords.net/docs/2009-05-Amusing-Ourselves-to-Death.html
Y en ese tema de los lenguajes les dejo con esta de las logicas de lenguaje y como usar otros idiomas para descifrar idiomas muertos:
http://io9.com/#!5796225/how-to-raise-a-language-from-the-dead
En verdah esta jodido el mundo...Pero siempre surge alguna idea interesante que mitiga la mierda de cada dia.
ReplyDeleteA veces sin tener contacto humano alguno o salir de casa.
Me encanto el grabado de Escher previo. En su momento, cuando era joven era fan de la perspectiva en TODO. En el jardin tambien es parte de la trama.
Suerte.
Yo uso en mi casa estufas a gas, para evitar tener que hacer uso de las eléctricas y de esta manera causar un problema. También me fijo de ahorrar energía de diferentes modos. Creo que todos debemos contribuir, y por mas insignificante que parezca los cambios que hacemos, producen grandes cambios en nuestro planeta
ReplyDeleteJorg Ramiro, las tecnologias ya existen para reducir nuestra huella energetica con una inversion minima.
ReplyDeleteLampara Incandesente : Reemplazo con fluorescente compactas o mejor aun con tecnologia LED (mas caras)
Calentador de Agua con tanque: Calentador solar (conlleva inversion capital) o calentador en linea electrico o de gas
Secadora: Tendido de ropa si es posible o secadora de gas
Aire acondicionado: Reducir el uso con ventilacion cruzada o usando invertidores electricos.