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Considering solar owners are all pushing electricity onto the grid at the same time, when it is needed the least, such a system doesn't make sense. There are re
by cinntaile 4y ago
Considering solar owners are all pushing electricity onto the grid at the same time, when it is needed the least, such a system doesn't make sense. There are real costs associated with getting rid of all that unwanted energy.
- teucris 4y ago> when it is needed the least I don’t think this is true in many areas. In our area, during the summer the neighborhood is running A/C when the sun is at its peak. During the winter, heating. Also the transport loss from a power station is nothing to sneeze at - my understanding is that locally produced power often just results in reduced demand on the larger grid.
- ridgeguy 4y agoI think solar makes sense for most who use air conditioning. That's a load matched pretty closely to the timing of PV generation. Here in the Sierra foothills, it's been a blazing hot summer. About 90% of our PV generation powered our home air conditioning. We shipped very little energy to the grid on hot days. And it was awesome to have a comfortable environment without sucking grid power on the days when it hit 113°F.