New rate for those who make electricity - al.com

New rate for those who make electricity - al.com: "SUMMERDALE — Baldwin EMC, which provides electricity to more than 65,000 customers in Baldwin and Monroe counties, has adopted a new rate plan for people who produce some of their own power, according to a cooperative spokeswoman.

EMC's seven-member board met late last week and approved the new rates, which spokeswoman Karen Moore said will more closely reflect the actual cost of supplying the electricity those customers are unable to produce themselves and must buy from the cooperative.

Since last summer, EMC has grappled with how it might accommodate members that produce some of their own power, be it with solar panels, wind turbines or some other form of generation. It's a miniscule number of customers who do so now, but one that could grow as green power-generating devices increase in popularity and decrease in price."