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Not every lot, or every location is good for PV, further lots of utilities are working very hard to make net-metering very unattractive. They do not want to p
by syshum 5y ago
Not every lot, or every location is good for PV, further lots of utilities are working very hard to make net-metering very unattractive. They do not want to pay home owners Retail prices for electricity (and I do not blame them)
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoNote: the common use of net-metering tends to involve paying the property owner cash in return for excess production, and this is definitely facing opposition. However, there are sometimes (often?) alternatives in which the utility banks excess production and trades it during times of low production on a 1:1 basis. I have not read that this sort of scheme faces the same sort of opposition from utilities (and some legislators) as "cash for kW".
- hedora 5y agoSome states allow for community net metering, where your neighborhood goes in on some solar/batteries, and the production counts toward everyone's bill. This is great for apartment dwellers / condos / low income areas, because you can structure the finances of the initial investment to look a lot like having the individual/business installing the equipment being paid retail for the surplus power.