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“Is the Power Grid Sustainable?” by jefftk


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When I was growing up most families in our neighborhood had the daily
paper on their lawn. As getting your news on the internet became a
better option for most folks, though, delivery became less efficient:
fewer houses on the same route. Prices went up, more people
cancelled, and decline continued. I wonder if we might see something
similar with the power grid?

Solar panels keep getting cheaper. When we installed panels in 2019 they only
made sense because of the combination of net metering and the
relatively generous SREC II incentives. By the time we installed our
second set of panels a few months
ago net metering alone was enough to make it worth it.

Now, as I've
said a few
times, net metering is kind of absurd. The way it works here is
that most of my bill is in proportion [...]

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