How do you sell electricity?

Question

I'm planning on setting up a home made wind turbine and some of my friends said that you can sell it to the electric company and they have to buy it. Is this true if so how do you set it up/do it?

Answer 1

Go to your local electric company's website, there you should find the information you seek and it'll be 1st hand info not 2nd hand.

Answer 2

you can't

Answer 3

Under PURPA this is true if you are a "Qualifying Facility" the power company must buy your power at an "avoided rate." An "avoided rate" is the rate at which a power company purchases or produces power. This can be way below the rate you pay. There is also "net metering" that pays you at the same rate you pay. Then there are combinations of the two with the most common being net metering to 0 then avoided rate. To be a "Qualified Facility" you must have the equipment to stop putting power into the grid if it is "out", to synchronize at 60Hz, and to synchronize at the proper phase angles relative to existing phase angles. If you can do this contact your local electric supplier and get a meter that measures both ways and overcome any other restrictions they may apply.

Answer 4

yes you can but you need to check out with electric board who will advise better

Answer 5

In most cases in the U.S. the electric company will buy your excess power.  Check with them on the technical details and how much they may pay you. Each company has slightly different procedures to to this.

Answer 6

the use and supply of electrical power from your turbine should be covered by the manufacturers and installers of the turbine. Plus you can get lots of help and free advice if you contact you power supplier.

I believe the meter which reads! the amount of power you have consumed will run in reverse direction when you are supplying power ? (check on this) so a minus number reading would indicate  you have supplied so many units (watts ) of energy back to them. the rate they pay will vary from supplier to supplier. They do NOT have to buy the power but it would be churlish not to and environmentally damaging  to the  image not to.