Another “electric world” story.
A relative of mine in California had solar electric panels installed on his roof, for providing all the elecricity to his house, under a deal where his out of pocket was nil, and the panels and their electric control panel are leased to him for 25 years. The solar outfit gets the majority of the money from selling back to the grid any electricity the panels generate above his house’s consumtpion.
He was happy.
Until the first time extreme heat and nearby wild fires caused his home solar service to shut down. Why? The solar system did not include a full house battery backup system, and when the grid operator has to shut down, his system has to shut down so it will quit sending power to the grid.
Seems to me it should be an easy fix in the control unit, to keep the solar power working and not sending excess power to the grid, but that is one fix the solar provider did not include and claims they do not have for his system. So, with summer heat, great solar panels, and no electricity, he was boiling.
The long of the short of it is MANY “green solutions” have not been fully thought out, or engineered all the way through but are making money on “green” virtue signalling regardless of actual costs to individuals, taxpayers or the economy.
The rubber is all ready meeting the road. When will the breaks be applied?
Here in Florida, some insurance companies will not insure your ROOF if you have Solar Panels mounted on it. They say the solar panels weaken the roof and rot the wood....................
He was happy.
Until the first time extreme heat and nearby wild fires caused his home solar service to shut down. Why? The solar system did not include a full house battery backup system, and when the grid operator has to shut down, his system has to shut down so it will quit sending power to the grid.
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That is a major complaint with uniformed solar panel buyers/leasers.
#27 Wait till the democrats block the sun....