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To Some Solar Users, Power Company Fees Are an Unfair Charge (npr.org)
3 points by DoreenMichele on June 2, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



I took a semester course that dealt with the installation of solar power with the hope of getting into the field but decided it was not worth the trouble since for most homeowners it does not make sense to install a system. The payback takes decades and that's if you're lucky enough to get tax breaks and you can keep maintenance costs low. And it's unlikely that you can disconnect from the power utility since it's too expensive to buy the battery system that will keep you self-sufficient.

Solar for the home makes no sense for people in large cities. The way to help is to buy renewable power from the utility and encourage them to install their own utility-wide solar/renewable power systems.




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