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This _is_ done by government -- the scheme is being implemented to comply with AB 205. The article uses confusing and misleading terminology. The _rate_ charge
by semiquaver 4y ago
This _is_ done by government -- the scheme is being implemented to comply with AB 205.
The article uses confusing and misleading terminology. The _rate_ charged for electricity is in no way based on income; this is about the "residential fixed charge", the bill component you pay regardless of usage. This fixed charge was introduced to counteract a freeloader phenomenon from people who benefited from electric infrastructure but paid next to nothing because of solar rebates.
- midhhhthrow 4y agoYes. Switching from usage charge to more fixed charges will increase bills for low usage users and decrease bills for higher usage users. Not exactly a green solution
- twoodfin 4y agoI will now use my annual quota of one HN joke: S: We simply unleash wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards. L: But aren't the snakes even worse? S: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat. L: Then we're stuck with gorillas! S: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death. (This joke is about net metering.)