We have a bunch of neighbors (30 to 40 IIRC) to the south of us that are
all completely off the grid. All of them have solar, some of them have
wind generators, and I think one even has a hydro generator. Pretty sure
most of them also have traditional generators.
Getting their systems running was probably more expensive than
connecting to PG&E, but maybe not because of the distance for the
interconnect. At this point, grid power will probably never happen.
Likewise solar and wind generation are probably cheaper than any fossil
fuel anyway. The big issue is storage, and there are major incentives to
anyone that can help crack that nut.
I also think that places like Texas and Oklahoma are both solar as well
as wind friendly (at least as far as the environment is concerned).
Don't know about the politics.
bp
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On 11/20/2016 5:59 PM, Seth Mattinen wrote:
On 11/20/16 5:29 PM, Jeremy wrote:
I know that in Utah it is because the electrical company is too
intertwined with the coal industry. 82% of our power is still
fgenerated from burning coal. Rocky Mountain Power has been fighting to
get our local government to actually impose a 'solar tax' on people who
install solar....rather than a credit incentive. They are fighting the
adoption of clean energy most every step of the way....while making
small strides to give the impression that they are working towards clean
energy (like allowing customers to purchase 'carbon offset' credits on
their power bills.
What happens if you want to cancel electrical service and go off grid?
What if you install a solar system with storage (like the Tesla
battery) but it's just for you and you don't care about net metering
back to grid? How would they even know unless someone drives around
and looks?
~Seth
