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As a California resident I don't see the cheaper generation cost gets reflected on my utility bill, so what's the point to the consumer? Not to mention the del
by yegle 6y ago
As a California resident I don't see the cheaper generation cost gets reflected on my utility bill, so what's the point to the consumer?
Not to mention the delivery cost is another major part of the bill which is not changed regardless of the source of the electricity.
- joe_the_user 6y agoDo you have solar on your house? My mother and stepfather installed solar ten years ago and basically paid zero utility bills from then with utility connected solar (they said they paid $50/year to PGE). I think the equation is the same now except the cost of such a system is less.
- NickNameNick 6y agoDistributed generation lowers demand for transmission capacity, so it could reduce delivery costs.
- aoeusnth1 6y agoGenerally solar increases demand for transmission because it is unreliable, so more transmission is useful to smooth out spikes and dips.
- m463 5y agoCalifornia is sort of a mess. I think it's all regulatory capture. Most places, you use more of a resource and you get a volume discount. In california it goes up from .25 to .31 to .39 cents per kwh. meanwhile the wholesale price of power is no different from anywhere else, maybe .03c/kwh. One "bright side" is that it makes it practical for people to install solar and at some point their cost drops to zero. So there's a viable market for solar.