Off grid is different, since it has a higher cost of entry due to the batteries. They are mostly trying to kill net metering by charging additional fees to people using net metering. They have operated without competition for 150 years.
On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Seth Mattinen <[email protected]> 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 >
