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  1. Utility attacks on net metering are frivolous.

    Let's look at an example.

    Lydie's Neighbor's house uses 20kWh per day.

    Lydie over produces all of that and then some.

    Lydie's kWh arrive at her neighbor's house with almost no line loss, and no use of transmission.

    If the utility powered Lydie's neighbor from their power plants, they might need to generate 25kWh, assuming 5kWh is lost in transmission.

    But the utility charges Lydie's neighbor full price for Lydie's kWh even though the utility is coming out ahead, and tries to say that Lydie doesn't deserve full net metering.

    It's BS and we all know it.

    #Netmetering #solar #renewables #RooftopSolar #residentialsolar #utilities

  2. Scheduled power outage for utility line work has let me test my backup plan. The good news is that the transfer from on grid to was seamless. The bad news is that all the outlets on one side of the house are a single circuit, and the fuse isn't a high enough amperage to power to portable AC units at full power. Have to see if we can upgrade the fuse.

  3. My electricity provider has told me to expect a 4hr outage on Tuesday. It's going to be 34c with a heat index of 43c, so Hot! Sounds like a good day to test out our #residentialSolar and #batteryBackup system powering two portable AC units as well as the fridge and other essential things.
    #solarPunk #disasterPlanning

  4. My electricity provider has told me to expect a 4hr outage on Tuesday. It's going to be 34c with a heat index of 43c, so Hot! Sounds like a good day to test out our and system powering two portable AC units as well as the fridge and other essential things.

  5. One of the reasons we went and included a was grid problems. We had a live test this morning when we lost grid power for 5 minutes and didn't notice. Everything worked as planned.

  6. One of the reasons we went #solar and included a #batterybackup was grid problems. We had a live test this morning when we lost grid power for 5 minutes and didn't notice. Everything worked as planned. #residentialsolar

  7. New solar roof emulates asphalt shingles, right down to the nails - Enlarge / Installers nail GAF Energy's new solar shingles to a demonstr... - arstechnica.com/?p=1823574 #residentialsolar #solarpower #solarroof #tech