Londoloza Okuningi Ngokugcina Okuningi: I-Connecticut Regulators Inikezela Ngezisusa Zesitoreji

24.1.25

I-Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) isanda kumemezela izibuyekezo zohlelo lwe-Energy Storage Solutions okuhloswe ngalo ukukhulisa ukufinyeleleka nokwamukelwa phakathi kwamakhasimende ahlala endaweni esifundazweni. Lezi zinguquko ziklanyelwe ukuthuthukisa izikhuthazo zokufaka amasistimu elanga nesitoreji, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini ehola kancane noma enganakiwe.

 

Ngaphansi kohlelo olubuyekeziwe, amakhasimende asezindaweni zokuhlala manje angazuza kuma-incentives aphezulu kakhulu. Isilinganiso esiphezulu sokugqugquzela sikhuphuke safinyelela ku-$16,000, okuwukukhuphuka okukhulu ukusuka kumkhawulo wangaphambilini wama-$7,500. Kumakhasimende ahola kancane, isikhuthazo sangaphambili senyuselwe ku-$600 nge-kilowatt-hora (kWh) sisuka ku-$400/kWh yangaphambilini. Ngokufanayo, kumakhasimende ahlala emiphakathini enganakiwe, isinxephezelo sangaphambili senyusiwe safinyelela ku-$450/kWh sisuka ku-$300/kWh.

Ngokungeziwe kulezi zinguquko, izakhamuzi zase-Connecticut zingasebenzisa futhi ithuba lohlelo olukhona lwe-Federal Investment Tax Credit, oluhlinzeka ngekhredithi yentela engu-30% ezindlekweni ezihambisana nokufakwa kwezinhlelo zokulondoloza amandla elanga nebhethri. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngoMthetho Wokuncishiswa Kokwehla Nokwehla kwamandla emali, isikweletu sokutshala amandla engeziwe manje sesiyatholakala ukuze kufakwe amandla elanga emiphakathini ehola kancane (okuhlinzeka ngo-10% kuya ku-20% wenani lesikweletu elengeziwe lentela) kanye nemiphakathi yamandla (ehlinzeka ngenani lesikweletu lentela elingu-10% elengeziwe) amasistimu ezinkampani zangaphandle afana nokuqashisa nezivumelwano zokuthenga amandla.

Eminye intuthuko ohlelweni lwe-Energy Storage Solutions ihlanganisa:

1. **Ukubuyekezwa Kokugqugquzela Umkhakha Wezohwebo**: Ngokuqaphela isidingo esinamandla emkhakheni wezohwebo kusukela kwasungulwa uhlelo ngo-2022, ukugunyazwa kwephrojekthi kuzomiswa okwesikhashana ngoJuni 15, 2024, noma ngaphambi kwalokho uma umkhawulo wamandla ka-100 MW ku-Tranche 2 esetshenziswa ngokugcwele. Lokhu kumiswa kuzoqhubeka kuze kube yilapho kukhishwa isinqumo Onyakeni Wesine Wesinqumo Kudokhethi 24-08-05, cishe no-70 MW womthamo osatholakala e-Tranche.2.

2. **Ukunwetshwa Kokuhlanganyela Kwempahla Yemindeni Eminingi**: Uhlelo olubuyekeziwe manje lunweba ukufaneleka kwesilinganiso semali engenayo ephansi kuya ezakhiweni zezindlu ezithengeka imindeni eminingi, ukwandisa amathuba okubamba iqhaza ezinhlelweni zokulondoloza amandla.

3. **IQembu Elisebenzayo Lokugaywa kabusha**: I-PURA icele ukusungulwa kweqembu elisebenzayo eliholwa yi-Green Bank futhi elihlanganisa ababambiqhaza abafanelekile, okuhlanganisa noMnyango Wezamandla Nokuvikelwa Kwemvelo. Inhloso yaleli qembu wukubhekana ngqo nodaba lwamaphaneli elanga kanye nokumosheka kwebhethri. Nakuba okwamanje kungekona ukukhathazeka okuvame kakhulu e-Connecticut, iSiphathimandla sigcizelela ukubaluleka kokuthuthukisa izixazululo ngokushesha ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi umbuso ulungele noma yiziphi izinselele zesikhathi esizayo ezihlobene nokuphathwa kwemfucuza yelanga nebhethri.

Lezi zithuthukisi zohlelo zibonisa ukuzibophezela kwe-Connecticut ekukhuthazeni izixazululo zamandla ahlanzekile nokudala ikusasa elizinzile lazo zonke izakhamuzi. Ngokugqugquzela ukwamukelwa kobuchwepheshe belanga kanye nokugcinwa kwezinto, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini enganakekile, umbuso uthatha izinyathelo zokubheka isimo samandla esinohlaza futhi esiqinile.