On the one hand, connection fees do make sense for utilities... if you had
a solar system with a generator for backup, you'd have to buy that
generator, even if you didn't use it very often... same with the utility --
you should have to pay them to be there, even if you don't use them much.
Good thread folks!
I, use open source, free as in speech tools exclusively and have since
the mid-90s, going on 20 years now. Never looked back.
I, could give a shit about cars anymore.
And I'm something of a car nut. Just for fun, here's a short
and incomplete list of cars I've owned that I
Darryl,
I have a slightly different view of your response to the Rifkin article. I
will start by agreeing with your last paragraph which largely points out the
rise of large capital ( responding political influence).
I think some of the issues we are experiencing is a result of the grab for
Hi Doug,
thanks for the Japanese battery re-use link. As a Nisssan Leaf electric
car owner, and advocate for distributed generation, I have multiple
related interests.
I am a cautious fan of open-source tools. I have built them (1980s and
1990s), and I use some (e.g., Libre Office). I
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In my opinion, growth in the non-profit sector is almost never
