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� <br /> utilities from imposing any insurance faality.Although the basic principle <br /> requirements on small wind sys- is sound utilities should not be <br /> tems that qualify for"net metering." held responsible for property dam- <br /> In at least two other states(Idaho, age or personal injury attributable <br /> Virginia),regulatory authorities have to someone eLse--indemnity provi- <br /> allowed utilities to impose insurance sions should not favor the utility but <br /> requirements but have reduced the should be fair to both parties.Look for <br /> required coverage amounts to levels language that says,"each party shall <br /> consistent with conventional residen- indemnify the other..."rather than <br /> tial or rnmmercial insurance policies "the customer shall indemnify the <br /> (e.g.,$100,000 to$300,000).If your utility..." <br /> insurance amounts seem excessive, Customer Charges <br /> you can ask for a reconsideration from <br /> regulatory authoriries(in the case of Customer charges can take a variety <br /> private investor-owned utilities)or of forms,including interconnection <br /> the utility's governing board(in the ��'ges,metering chazges,and <br /> case of publicly owned utilities). standby charges.You should not <br /> hesitate to question any charges that <br /> IndemniNcatlon seem inappropriate to you.Federal <br /> An indemnity is an agreement law(Public Utility Regulatory Policies <br /> between two parties in which one Act of 1978,or PURPA,Section 210) <br /> agrees to secure the other against loss prohibits utilities from assessing dis- <br /> or damage arising from some act or criminatory chazges to customers who <br /> some assumed responsibility.In the have their own generation facilities. <br /> context of customer-owned generat- <br /> ing facilities,utilities often want <br /> customers to indemnify them for any <br /> potential liability arising from the <br /> operation of the customei's generating <br /> Connecting#o the UUlity Grid: <br /> A Success Siory <br /> This i0-kW Bergey wind turbine,installed on <br /> a farm in Southwestem Kansas in 1983,pra <br /> duces an average 1700-1800 kilowatt-hours per <br /> month,reducing the nse�'s monthly utility bills <br /> by approximately 50%.The turbine mst about <br /> $20,000 when it was instaUed.Since then,the <br /> mst for operation and maintenance has been <br /> about$50 per yeaz.The only unscheduled main- <br /> tenance activity over the years was repair to the <br /> turbine required as a result of a lightrung strike. <br /> Insurance rnvered all but$500 of the$9000 rnst of <br /> � � damages.The basic system parts include: <br /> �� Bergey XL.10 wind fiubine <br /> � 100-foot free-standing lattice tower <br /> � Inverter <br /> � <br />