by Mikado14 » Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:09 pm
Apparently, someone is talking about rationing electricity that is in a position to attempt to do so. Is it safe to assume that you are referring to either the US or the UK?
Speaking of electricity and issues, look at our own President and the failed Solyndra. From a practical point of view, Solar is only good when the Sun is shining...duh. Until a good and reliable means of storage is developed it is only good in certain applications. I have seen individuals in my area who have gone to great expense to put solar panes on their roofs on the south facing side. This may be good for the conversion during daylight hours but what about night? What about night in the winter when there is normally the greatest amount of energy usage? Like the one person I talked with who did what I described, well, in his words, "we are still tied into the power company for back up."
So, are they really off he grid or just reducing the amount they use? The energy produced during the day is repurchased by the power company which does offset his bill but what about cloudy days? The result of his VERY expensive installation has not netted him any profit back from the utility, his power consumption on hot days when he runs his A/C he is still pulling a good amount of power so in the long run, his 17 cent per KW/hr prior to the installation has been increased to over 30 cents per over the next 25 years....but remember...he did his part for the carbon imprint.
Just my two cents...ah hell...make it 17 for a Kw/hr
Mikado
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