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Miguelito Loveless

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4. That's because you still have interference

Reply to hunter (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 10:08 AM

8 hrs ago

from utilities. They oppose roof top solar (private ownership) but are all in for utility ownership. My state allows rooftop solar, but the utilities do all they can to stymie the process. The other problem is the tariff rates are still set based on the price of methane, rather than the actual cost of solar/wind. For example, my utility charges its customers roughly 12¢ /kWh, whereas my solar array generates power for 5¢/kWh. They create a lot of barriers to rooftop solar, but that is a regulatory reform issue.

We must fight hard to permit rooftop solar, which is far cheaper than utility solar.

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Solar/wind/batteries Miguelito Loveless 23 hrs ago #1

Electricity isn't cheap in places with aggressive renewable energy programs. hunter 17 hrs ago #2

AND ???? Jack Valentino 16 hrs ago #3

Here are some examples, in U.S.A. cents: hunter 4 hrs ago #6

That's because you still have interference Miguelito Loveless 8 hrs ago #4

There are no real hurdles to installing solar where I live. hunter 5 hrs ago #5

I donate my excess generation Miguelito Loveless 2 hrs ago #7