JAMES of James A. Thomson LLC

A review was undertaken of residential electrical plans with various consumer benefits for electric vehicle owners. The plans mostly offered reduced rates (cents/kWh) for EV owners charging at home with various stipulations, e.g., time-of-use rates, Rates were lower, down to zero, for critical time windows which varied by plan. For EV owners with rooftop photovoltaic panels, some plans included electricity buyback options. For one REP, EV owners with photovoltaic panels and a Tesla PowerWall backup battery could store solar electricity production in the battery and export excess power to the grid during periods of spiking prices. After five billing cycles (May-September 2023), the author has experienced sales to the grid at rates approaching $5.00 per kWh and monthly bills ranging from $96 to -$457

Biography:

James Thomson received a B.S. in Forest Biology from the State University of New York / College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a M.S. in Geology from Syracuse University. He was employed as a petroleum exploration geologist from 1977 to 1992 at major and independent exploration/production companies and as a high-resolution geophysicist from 1992 to 2018 at exploration/production and contractor companies, including a three-year stint as a global data visualization specialist. James A. Thomson LLC was formed in 2018. As an encore career, he worked as a trade officer for the State of Israel from 2018 to 2020 and currently consults on geophysics and renewable energy projects. He served as vice president of the Houston Renewable Energy Group during 2019-2020.

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