Update on the hurricane situation is positive, the South Florida region has been spared from the worst of the storm. So short of the loss of production today due to less than optimal conditions, everything is back to normal tomorrow. As I was waiting for my power to go out, I gave a lot of thought about adding storage to my house. Given that I have 70kWh already in the driveway, the easiest solution is still the car but I know we are not quite there yet. I’d love to understand the policy implications of load shifting solar in residential setting. Clearly the ratepayers benefit, it eliminates a massive amount of infrastructure required for the grid and consumers make an investment for themselves that also benefits the community. On the other hand, less infrastructure is required and less ratebase is required to be invested in. I call this a misalignment of interests but maybe someone else can clue me in on what I am missing.
- Wired: Why It’s So Hard to Get Solar in Florida (That’d Be the Sunshine State)
- PV-Magazine: New EQ report clocks utilities at interconnecting small PV systems
- CleanTechnica: Renewable Energy Experts Call For A “Grand-Challenges” Strategy
- Huffington Post: Germany’s Clean Energy Revolution Focuses On Empowering Individuals
- Solar Industry: A Peace Treaty: How Utilities Can Benefit From Residential Energy Storage
- Energy Collective: Office Buildings with Data Centers Use Significantly More Electricity than Other Offices
- PV-Tech: Argentina’s RenovAR program lowers solar project risks – Fitch
- CNBC: Morocco puts itself at vanguard of solar revolution
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Have a great day!
Yann