- Slight reduction in transmission and distribution costs, since more electricity is generated directly at the site of consumption The generation being at the

- Slight reduction in transmission and distribution costs, since more electricity is generated directly at the site of consumption The generation being at the site of consumption has another big benefit: one of the largest roadblocks in the way of utility scale solar in Australia is that it's slow to get approval for the large grid connection you need to actually export that power. That time represents a cost that is sometimes larger than the cost of the actual grid connection itself.