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Well it seems like they decided it right now. They are splitting up the net meeting costs into infrastructure and production costs and expect those who connecte
by pkaye 11y ago
Well it seems like they decided it right now. They are splitting up the net meeting costs into infrastructure and production costs and expect those who connected to the grid to contribute to the infrastructure costs.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoWhich works, until it doesn't. The price of solar will continue downward, the price of batteries will continue downward, and eventually it'll be cheaper to disconnect from the grid regardless. That's what's going on in Hawaii right now. The utility started to push back against users interconnecting their solar panels, so people went entirely off the grid instead.
- pkaye 11y agoA few places have plenty of sun throughout the year. Hawaii might be ideal for this. But what about many parts of the US where you deal with winter rains and snow? No battery will be sufficient to store energy in those situations. So the reality is most people will continue to connect to the grid for some time to come and someone has to pay the costs of that infrastructure. However if people manage to be truly self sufficient then that is great and I fully support them.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoI don't disagree. In the most sunny areas of the world, people will go off grid if the grid tries to price them out. Those not in sunny locations will be beholden to the utility.