Electricity is a little peculiar. There is your electric provider which owns the infrastructure and responsible for repairing any down lines, or broken equipment, and then there is your supplier which produces the electricity that will carry over these lines. In my instance, I will have Duquesne Electric as both the provider and supplier. Keep in mind that I will have solar panels on the roof, and those panels should be generating most if not all of my electricity that I will consume. During the daytime when I am generating the electricity, excess will be sent to the grid therefore building a credit of kwh. At night time when necessary, I will then take electricity from the grid therefore taking from the electricity I gave earlier in the day.
If I give more than I use, then I will be given a check. I will opt to see if they can keep the electricity as a credit until the end of the year. I will not only be paying for my electricity, but the tenant’s electricity service as well. This will allow me to charge more in rent since the tenant does not have an electricity bill. Because of my income, I will likely not qualify for LIHEAP, but even if I could, the solar panels will be intended to eliminate the need of having to use more electric than what I create. This will be done by using the best options for electricity usage such as LED lights, and turning off lights when not in the room.