Recent content by douglas

There are only a handful of states that are not net meter. 3. I'm really not understanding your position here, now that you've said that PV costs are so low that big solar farms are uneconomical. Before, you said utility-scale solar is the way to go. Now you're saying that they are uneconomical...

I asked you a couple time what state but you won't answer. I am not an expert in every state but i am in most. Without knowing the state i have to speak in generalities. Generally speaking roof top solar is good for a few and costly for everyone else like the poor. And some utilities simply do...

When they don't need it? 😂 They do need it. It saves them from buying power from generation utilities. Good Lord it's not hard https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/much-solar-california-found-unexpected-energy-challenge-rcna160068 “We get into certain times of the year, in the...

Super you might want to do a little research. The solar industry really began in the US after several states adopted portfolio standards. These are requirements by the government for utilities to produce a certain percentage of power from renewable sources. California, Nevada, etc. did as well...

honestly don't care if utility scale solar is better than rooftop solar. Those aren't the choices right now. The choices are rooftop solar or (in my case) coal. This isn't even a close call. Rooftop solar > gas >> coal. And one very significant reason those are the choices is that your party...

3. My electricity provider made the decision as to rooftop or utility scale solar. They have been given a renewable energy mandate. They have decided that rooftop solar is a useful way to meet those requirements, perhaps because utility scale solar isn't feasible here. Whatever the reason, I'm...

What state super?

If you are getting your net power free someone else is paying for the distribution infrastructure that provides your backup. Since the power company is forced to pay you for excess power, what happens when they don't need it, more subsidies Put the money in utility scale solar instead of...

The 25% increase in cost is nationally. California is way more. Changes in California net-metering are prospective only i believe so the rich will keep on benefiting at the expense of the poor. Meanwhile other states will continue with subsidies for the rich. But they will feel real good about...

https://energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/californias-exploding-rooftop-solar-cost-shift/ power prices up 25% while natural gas prices have tanked. hum

Good for you, - what state? https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/06/13/the-poor-shouldnt-have-to-bear-the-cost-of-solar-power/ Power prices up 25% in 3.5 years https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_03

Folks need to remember if they do not select part b at 65 there is a penalty if you try to add it later

Of course a lot of other things are going on in the world when these guys were president. Everyone knew the Trump job losses were temporary and really just gov. imposed work stoppages. Bill Clinton had a budget passed by a republican congress including massive tax cuts. He also benefit from an...

I am 65 next month and starting on a Medicare advantage plan. My wife is retired and is 67. She has ss and a teacher pension. We both have significant 401k, rental property income etc. What is interesting to me is the decision on drawing social security. My normal retirement age is 66 10...

So first i have not read all this thread so it may have been mentioned before but i just did some calculation i meant to do a long time ago. Based on a excel spreadsheet from the BLS here are some stats on US job growth. In March and April of 2020 there were about 22 million in job losses for...