I suspect the difference is that Florida utilities had no ownership of the power plant in Georgia. Here it's different due to the multiple owners of Palo Verde which is the only ongoing plant of significant note here in Arizona. Palo Verde is not going to cut off its owners including its Californian owners. If push comes to shove, the electricity would likely go to the highest bidder and in that event I'd bet on the folks in Cali over the rubes here in Arizona! All Cali would have to do is block I8 to all Arizona residents in July and August.
Tesla announces "Powerwall" batteries
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I've told you before but I guess you need continual reminders: Arizona doesn't own any power plants so they can't cut anyone off. The Palo Verde nuclear plant is co-owned by a number of utilities including several from California. So no one is in a position to cut anyone off.
You just admitted CA energy policy has failed because they have to invest in out of state operations.MSEE, PEComment
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In Arizona, Palo Verde dwarfs all the others and even some of the others have ownership stakes by Cali utilities. I've admitted no failure of Cali energy policy. Where does it say that a utility can't own out-of-state power plants? If it makes financial sense why not? You just hate California and salivate at the thought of its residents hurting. Well, California has come back nicely while Texas takes it turn in the can. Maybe Texas should emulate it oil baron cousins up in Alberta, Canada which just threw out the long-ruling Conservatives and replaced them with the socialist New Democrats!
Buying power out of state is a positive thing? Only as long as the other states don't mind.
CA wants to import water from other places - that ain't gonna happen either.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Comment
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So Russ, are you claiming that owning an out of state power plant confers no advantage over simply purchasing from one?Comment
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As for moving to California, I probably would except that real estate there is just far too expensive. It seems there are still way too many people who want to live there.Comment
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That is hard to understand - I don't even want to live in the states any more. The nanny lot running things (of either liberal or conservative orientation) make me sick. CA is definitely out for me - it was bad enough when I did live there some 45 years back.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Comment
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Price is no object for you Ian or folks in CA. They can afford to import everything no matter the cost. Just so long as the smack stacks are not in the state and the trailer park crowd that comes with it.MSEE, PEComment
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You want nice - you pay nice. So, pay your money - take your choice. It ain't called the land of fruits & nuts for nothing.Comment
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I Found this comment interesting:
The bigger Tesla battery isn't designed to go through more than about 50 charging cycles a year, according to SolarCity spokesman Jonathan Bass.MSEE, PEComment
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From pv magazine:
U.S. inverter specialist Fronius will collaborate with Tesla from the fourth quarter of the year, bundling its Symo Hybrid inverter with the Tesla Powerwall home battery to customers in Germany initially, before rolling out the package to the rest of Europe and Australia.
Now go look at Fronius Symo Hybrid inverter functionality.Comment
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My posts are mild, and I'm just trying to be factual, or in your own words, "brutally honest".
Do you think my reply to http://www.solarpaneltalk.com/showth...t-For-Your-Car was an attempt to discredit you?Comment
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So 30% less DoD lets it withstand 7x more charge cycles? Really? That seems a bit high.Comment
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