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That's really neat regarding PV. I was under the impression that PV is still something like 20% efficient. Has that been improved?
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That map showing why we need to invade Algeria is quite interesting.
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Right, so isn't accurate.
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Well, I agree with the utilities on net metering. They incur a cost with folks selling them excess electricity. And, they should be concerned about the quality of the power being put into their grid.
And you specifically said "fossil fuel companies." I don't really think of KCPL or Centerpoint Energy or SDG&E as "fossil fuel companies." That's Chevron, Shell, and so on in my opinion. Anything else?
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So do the red squares need to be bigger? I'm fine with that. It looks like Algeria has plenty of room.
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Are you seriously in the dark, or trolling, because the explanation exists, but is cumbersome to assemble for lay persons.
In the shortest possible snippet, power companies put a great deal of effort into transmitting a clean sine wave at a reliable magnitude and frequency. Solar and Wind collects DC power and ancillary devices rectify that power into an AC sine wave of, ideally, identical magnitude, frequency, and phase angle. To the extent their devices fall short, they are wasting their power and destroying a portion of the power the generation plant created. Think double dutch coupled with Frogger, with the solar power being the rope jumper/frog.
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Line loss over large distances can be a factor, which is why power companies run their lines at such high voltage, but I still can't see how they could lose power by accepting a customer's excess. But I admit I don't really know ****all about it. |
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If you want to use solar panels without a surcharge, then you should really cut yourself off the grid, or at least segregate whatever those panels are powering so that those devices you choose to hook up to solar are only solar powered and not connected at all to the utility.
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