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Public Comment
From:Alexander Black <alex@heliosenergyca.com>
Sent:Friday, September 25, 2020 2:41 PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Anaheim City Council to extend Solar NEM 1.0 deadline
Dear Anaheim City Council,
As you know, we've lost AT LEAST 6+ months of this year's business due to COVID-19.
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2020 was the 'proposed' final year of Anaheim Public Utilities NEM 1.0, which maintains an
equal cost kWh exchange of 1:1 for all new Solar installations.
January 1st, 2021 is the current set date for NEM 2.0.
There are multiple Anaheim businesses, schools, and churches that were in process of getting
approved & installed for solar this year, but due to COVID-19 had to SHUTDOWN.
Now as they start to come back online, it's too late to finish before year's end, as NEM 2.0
essentially renders Solar no longer financially advantageous.
NEM 1.0 should be extended an additional 12 months to give businesses the chance
to finish what they started.
California mandated a shutdown for many months, granted extensions on taxes, eviction relief,
business payroll relief, etc. in response to the global pandemic.
If everything else was frozen in time, would it not make sense for NEM 1.0 too?
We know you care about your community and Anaheim businesses. If you decide to grant this
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12-month NEM 1.0 extension it will allow businesses and homeowners alike to flourish after
struggling through one of the most difficult times I personally have ever experienced.
Thank you all sincerely for everything you do for our community. We appreciate you.
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