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Can I get some last minute advice before signing contract?
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Well I guess if the car manufacturers make less ICE vehicles then I might have to go the way of getting an EV and hope I will be able to charge it. At least as I get older I do not think I will be doing any long distance trips so maybe an EV will work for me.Comment
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That is so true, I did a DIY and I still could not justify the cost, until the sale of the RECs was available to me to offset the price.Comment
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Slightly longer answer: More battery storage either as homeowner distributed storage or larger distributed storage owned/operated by the POCOs or owned by the state and managed by something like the CA PUC or by something called the Independent System Operator (the CA ISO), or a mix of all such measures and more.
Since you're asking, IMO only, and to the more immediate view of controlling and/or lowering the electric bills of Joe and Jane 6 pack, seems to me their best hope of lowering their energy costs lies in education followed by attitude adjustment and use reduction followed by sensible and cost-effective conservation measures.
However, and sad - to me anyway - and again IMO only, given the way things look to me, not much of that is likely to happen from homeowners. So, if storage has any future as part of the mix to reliable energy, we're back to again giving control of that portion of our lives to the powers that be and doing nothing more than bitching about our self-inflicted predicaments.
As Cassius said to Brutus: "The fault dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings".
I'd add that we're underlings largely by our own lack of volition.Comment
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Short answer to your question : It looks like a lot of battery storage.
Slightly longer answer: More battery storage either as homeowner distributed storage or larger distributed storage owned/operated by the POCOs or owned by the state and managed by something like the CA PUC or by something called the Independent System Operator (the CA ISO), or a mix of all such measures and more.
Since you're asking, IMO only, and to the more immediate view of controlling and/or lowering the electric bills of Joe and Jane 6 pack, seems to me their best hope of lowering their energy costs lies in education followed by attitude adjustment and use reduction followed by sensible and cost-effective conservation measures.
However, and sad - to me anyway - and again IMO only, given the way things look to me, not much of that is likely to happen from homeowners. So, if storage has any future as part of the mix to reliable energy, we're back to again giving control of that portion of our lives to the powers that be and doing nothing more than bitching about our self-inflicted predicaments.
As Cassius said to Brutus: "The fault dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings".
I'd add that we're underlings largely by our own lack of volition.Comment
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I know, conservation is always the best return on investment. I thought TOU rates in California would do that because I am a believe in free markets. I am amazed at the comments of people on social media that get these huge bills after being converted to TOU rates and have no idea how to manage energy or even read a bill.. It is not just a problem in the uS. I have visit peoples homes in high rises in China that are served by central heat plants. Instead of turning down the knob on the register or turning down the thermostat if there is one, they crack open a window in the middle of the winter to lower the temperature.9 kW solar, 42kWh LFP storage. EV owner since 2012Comment
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