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One BIG issue with this article. You are often not allowed to just go off grid and use your own battery as a backup. Does anyone know if they've changed that (
by tempnow987 5y ago
One BIG issue with this article. You are often not allowed to just go off grid and use your own battery as a backup.
Does anyone know if they've changed that (zoning / building code / certificate of occupancy) requiring an interconnect with the grid?
That is my big issue here. We are getting told how we need to pay for them to build us a bigger / higher power grid. What if I want to go off grid.
- ohgodplsno 5y agoMake your own country. Being interconnected with the grid is a net positive, for everyone, you included.
- bick_nyers 5y agoIf the law is going to mandate staying connected to the grid (subject to any maintenance fees the utility company desires, independent of usage), then those grid maintenance fees should be moved to tax dollars.
- tempnow987 5y agoListening to a big corp like PG&E whine about how they are going to need to spend billions to upgrade a grid I'm not using, and so will need to charge me to have solar and battery power is rediculous if part of the reason they need to spend all this money is they won't allow folks to be disconnected from the grid.
- jeffbee 5y agoI don't know who told you this but I own a 100% off-the-grid property in Mono County that has solar and battery banks (and a generator).
- tempnow987 5y agoFantastic! Then I have no complaints. The grid is a great resource, IF you are using it, then you should pay for it. And mid-day solar (when PG&E curtails their own solar) does not have same value of power at 6PM - so they need to fix that for sure, which will result in more local battery demand (a good thing).