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Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them (www.npr.org)
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[–] 35 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Many places already do charge a “line charge” if you have solar power and use little or no utility company power. You pay for being hooked up to the grid even if you barely use it.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago*

    This is how it works in my area. I pay about $12/mo in fees, the rest is handled by solar. They don't pay me for excess solar, instead I get credit (in kWh, not dollars, thankfully) for it and any electricity I use at night or in the winter comes from that pool. Essentially, it makes the power company a big battery for me.

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