I called up the PGE hotline about a second meter installed for a residential home. Here's what I was told
1. There is apparently a cost associated with PGE installing a second meter (~$2000) BUT, this cost is not an upfront cost. Basically it gets added as 21 cents per day in your PGE bill per monthly.
2. You will require a second electrical panel to be installed for this second meter. This is at owner's cost. Once it is installed, fill out a form and a E9 checklist and book in a appt for a PGE technician to perform an inspection/install. Apparently, inspection, clearance and install of the second meter can all happen in one day.
3. The monthly PGE bill that you receive is split into 2 sections, one for your regular rate (E1) which remains unaffected. The other section is for your second meter at E9B rates.
So, anyone here planning for a second meter? I mean, if your EV assessment is forcing you to upgrade your existing panel; Instead of ripping out the old panel you might as well install a new second panel dedicated to EV charging, have it put as close as you could to where your PGE meter is going to be installed. I think it just makes sense.... Heck, this way, you might as well jack in your electric dryer and washer and run the cleaning off peak along with charging your EV.
Furthermore: the person I was talking to says that PGE is currently reviewing ALL the rates E1 E6 E9A E9B etc to determine how to accomodate the use of EVs broadly. Apparently, the rates have not been reviewed since the 1990s. According to him... oh well, not sure how this will play out, anyone else knows anything?
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