Comment on Solar is winning the energy race - The world’s cheapest power source is scaling at warp speed, pushing coal, gas and nuclear aside

• Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I was apparently unclear about the order of operations. When I left my 1/1 apartment, I was effectively paying $3/kWh. I now pay $0. And yes, I live in my van full-time.

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  • themurphy@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ah, fairs.

    Well in some countries solar is curbed. You are forced to sell it back to the grid at a low price.

    The thought is good, because everyone benefits. In practice it’s bad because nobody wants to buy the panels.

    They just changed this in my country so hopefully it will be more popular. Also government buildings are getting it all over now.

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• bountygiver@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Probably, the $3/kwh is definitely not the price you get for a house.

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  • Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Everyone pays the same base fees, so despite tiered pricing, on a unit basis, it is far cheaper to power a sprawling four-bedroom house than a small apartment. The $46 dollars in fees spreads itself far better over 1,000kWh than 20.

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