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> While the country has targeted more solar as part of its climate goals, there has been limited progress due to regulations that don’t allow households to sell

by rd07 3y ago

> While the country has targeted more solar as part of its climate goals, there has been limited progress due to regulations that don’t allow households to sell power back to the grid, ruling out a way of defraying the cost that has helped people afford solar in other parts of the world. I little correction here, Indonesia do have a regulation that allow households to sell power back to the grid[1]. [1] https://money.kompas.com/read/2022/01/22/171500226/aturan-baru-plts-atap-terbit-kini-pelanggan-bisa-ekspor-listrik-100-persen-ke https://money.kompas.com/read/2022/01/22/171500226/aturan-ba...

JamisonM 3y ago
My Bahasa Indonesia is not strong enough to read that article but it seems to be referencing this: https://www.ahp.id/brighter-days-ahead-as-indonesias-ministry-of-energy-and-mineral-resources-revised-regulation-on-rooftop-solar-system/ https://www.ahp.id/brighter-days-ahead-as-indonesias-ministr... Reading the details is seems like it is still pretty true that there are regulations that don't allow households to sell power back to the grind. There are not regulations forbidding the practice but even with these reforms the practice seems regulated in a way to make it difficult and give the power generation and distribution companies total control: "Like the previous regime, the New Regulation limits the capacity of the rooftop solar system installed by the customer of such system within the business area of a state-owned entity holding an IUPTLU to 100% of their connected power. However, rooftop solar customers whose systems are connected to other IUPTLU holders besides a state-owned entity may be subject to a different limitation as determined by the relevant IUPTLU holders. These holders must declare their respective limitation on an annual basis.." My reading of this is that it is now possible for a IUPTLU to allow someone to offset more than 100% of their electricity usage but it is not required for any of them to provide that option, just register the terms with the regulator.
- greenmartian 3y ago
  There are some interesting points there. 1. (For those on the state-owned retailer/distributor) Although you can't be credited for any generation over 100% (up from 65%), the extra credit does carry over in a 6-monthly cycle (up from 3). Which means, while you can't make a profit out of your generation, it does cater for seasonal variations to keep your bill at zero. Not the best, but not terrible. 2. (For private retailers) As you said, there's nothing requiring them to do anything. Also of interest is that, even with deregulation efforts in the early 2000s, the state still holds near-monopoly level of distribution/retail - especially in the residential market. The small number of private operators are either remote, or focused on industrial complexes. On the generation side, there's plenty of major private players, but most of them simply sell to the state (again, because of the near-monopoly).

by rd07 3y ago

JamisonM 3y ago

My Bahasa Indonesia is not strong enough to read that article but it seems to be referencing this: https://www.ahp.id/brighter-days-ahead-as-indonesias-ministry-of-energy-and-mineral-resources-revised-regulation-on-rooftop-solar-system/ https://www.ahp.id/brighter-days-ahead-as-indonesias-ministr... Reading the details is seems like it is still pretty true that there are regulations that don't allow households to sell power back to the grind. There are not regulations forbidding the practice but even with these reforms the practice seems regulated in a way to make it difficult and give the power generation and distribution companies total control: "Like the previous regime, the New Regulation limits the capacity of the rooftop solar system installed by the customer of such system within the business area of a state-owned entity holding an IUPTLU to 100% of their connected power. However, rooftop solar customers whose systems are connected to other IUPTLU holders besides a state-owned entity may be subject to a different limitation as determined by the relevant IUPTLU holders. These holders must declare their respective limitation on an annual basis.." My reading of this is that it is now possible for a IUPTLU to allow someone to offset more than 100% of their electricity usage but it is not required for any of them to provide that option, just register the terms with the regulator.

greenmartian 3y ago
There are some interesting points there. 1. (For those on the state-owned retailer/distributor) Although you can't be credited for any generation over 100% (up from 65%), the extra credit does carry over in a 6-monthly cycle (up from 3). Which means, while you can't make a profit out of your generation, it does cater for seasonal variations to keep your bill at zero. Not the best, but not terrible. 2. (For private retailers) As you said, there's nothing requiring them to do anything. Also of interest is that, even with deregulation efforts in the early 2000s, the state still holds near-monopoly level of distribution/retail - especially in the residential market. The small number of private operators are either remote, or focused on industrial complexes. On the generation side, there's plenty of major private players, but most of them simply sell to the state (again, because of the near-monopoly).