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Post by spinifex on Jul 18, 2020 8:36:14 GMT 10
To all those who 'invested' in rooftop solar and took taxpayer money in the form of a Government subsidy: The carefully constructed 'long game' plan cooked up by the big power companies and Governments at all levels is coming to the end game. And it will cost you. If your contract has maintenance clauses then the damage might be worse. Together these two teams have drawn in millions of households to sign up for long term deals that require them to give unfettered access to their power by the big power companies and distributors. And it seems that somewhere, not too far in the future, not only will they be paid very little for what they put into the grid ... they will be paying fees to put it there. Only those who paid full price for stand-alone systems and didn't take government bait will see trully long term cheap power. This showcases what is just the thin end of the wedge: www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-16/rooftop-solar-owners-could-be-charged-to-sell-energy-to-the-grid/12461748I love this quote: The idea has drawn a furious response from many solar panel owners, including Adelaide man Michael Preus.
"People will just disconnect them, and tell them to get stuffed, that's what I would do," he said.
Don't think so pal! If you took a subsidy, you signed a contract. You break the contract and you'll pay penalties anyway. And then theres: www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-30/grid-operator-looks-to-manage-solar-power-output-in-sa/12202004
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Post by bug on Jul 18, 2020 9:13:03 GMT 10
Limiting exports when there are voltage issues makes sense and already happens, so no news there.
But look at who wrote the bit about charging. The Grattan Institute. They are dead against anything that moves away from the fossil fuel economy. They are attempting to scupper electric vehicles too, because of their ties to the oil industry. Electric cars would form a network of large home batteries, neutralising any problems caused by grid overvoltage. The other thing that the article fails to mention is that many utilities have left their 240V networks to rot, not replacing assets even remotely fast enough. Victoria's old TXU even had a 1 in 200 year replacement policy for a while... They are now looking for a scapegoat.
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