JeepHammer
Solar Wizard
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- Nov 15, 2019
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So, locally the city has banned off grid.
Some states are limiting the time/use of batteries to offset peak usage.
This is an attempt to keep everyone paying fees to maintain the grid, and to keep profits coming in during winter when demand is lower.
Generally, I stay as far away from legal/political arguments as possible. Complete and total waste of my time/effort and causes a ton of issues with friends/family...
I just helped with a basically off grid system which will still have a $35 a month fee, and taxes to avoid high rates and rate increases. A new garage with solar generation surfaces made him energy independent. Since he can make everything he uses, he doesn't consume from the grid side at all... We are waiting to see what the city does when they realize his consumption is zero.
There are a couple of law suits locally the guys are watching where the system owners are challenging the rules/laws. It's going to take a while (government) so I have no idea how its going to turn out.
The basic challenge is the right to choose fossil fuel vs. renewable energy that doesn't pollute. The right to NOT participate in producing pollution.
The argument is, like some religions are exempt from military service, pacifists in belief, this should be extended to people that don't want to participate in fossil fuel/pollution.
According to the legal eagle types, this is a new legal argument/angle.
If there is a lawyer versed in the area of law this pertains to, then I'd like an educated, non-binding explanation of how this might work in the legal system.
Some states are limiting the time/use of batteries to offset peak usage.
This is an attempt to keep everyone paying fees to maintain the grid, and to keep profits coming in during winter when demand is lower.
Generally, I stay as far away from legal/political arguments as possible. Complete and total waste of my time/effort and causes a ton of issues with friends/family...
I just helped with a basically off grid system which will still have a $35 a month fee, and taxes to avoid high rates and rate increases. A new garage with solar generation surfaces made him energy independent. Since he can make everything he uses, he doesn't consume from the grid side at all... We are waiting to see what the city does when they realize his consumption is zero.
There are a couple of law suits locally the guys are watching where the system owners are challenging the rules/laws. It's going to take a while (government) so I have no idea how its going to turn out.
The basic challenge is the right to choose fossil fuel vs. renewable energy that doesn't pollute. The right to NOT participate in producing pollution.
The argument is, like some religions are exempt from military service, pacifists in belief, this should be extended to people that don't want to participate in fossil fuel/pollution.
According to the legal eagle types, this is a new legal argument/angle.
If there is a lawyer versed in the area of law this pertains to, then I'd like an educated, non-binding explanation of how this might work in the legal system.