Doesn’t that allow the large providers to scale back their operations? One of the problems we have on the West Coast is that they don’t want to build any more infrastructure. We skim by each summer with barely enough electrical power to avoid brown-outs or even black-outs.
This should ease that pressure somewhat. What’s your take on that?
Some of the appliances that don’t play well with PV solar electric systems:
Electric clothes dryers
Electric ranges
Forced air heating systems (blower motors)
Electric heating systems
Electric water heaters
Dish washers
Small, electric pumps, if not more powerful than needed, are okay for solar-radiant heating systems (circulation through collectors in drainback systems, circulation through PEX tubing in or under floors in smaller houses).
“Doesn’t that allow the large providers to scale back their operations?”
No, if you are connected to the grid as a public utility the power company has to have the capacity to power your needs when you flip the switch.
If the power is available anything you add to generate your own power is redundant waste, and would never pay for itself in savings.
If you want backup in case of power failure buy a gas/diesel generator. That gives you power on demand when needed, and isn’t running when you don’t need it.