That's my point. If the utilities are complaining that solar homes are getting all the advantages of low power usage but the utilities still have to maintain the expense of hooking up the houses to the grid, then why aren't they also complaining about the frugal homeowner who does all the things that you suggested, too?
It's the same net effect to the utility, but "solar" isn't the bogeyman anymore.
-PJ
It's the same net effect to the utility, but "solar" isn't the bogeyman anymore.Is it really the same net effect? That lower power usage from swapping out light bulbs and changing to more efficient appliances doesn't come and go with the weather, or suddenly revert back to what it was over large portions of the grid with one good hail storm.