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Originally Posted by pmrid
Interesting viewpoint.
Should I not use solar panels to provide for some of my own daily power consumption? Should I volunteer to pay 28 cents a kWh for everything I use so as not to profit at the expsnse of others that are also paying the power grid? Very interesting point of view.
Good luck with that!
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Peter, Like you I am also a self funded retiree - receiving nothing from the Government. This has no bearing on the argument.
Allan L may have given me something to think about and perhaps moderate my views, but to me there is still no doubt that government subsidies to install and then generous credits (in past times stupidly so) can be used by the wealthy to reduce their electricity bills, whereas less well off people cannot afford to take advantage of such schemes.
Now if those with solar panels were to guarantee a certain feed into the grid 24hours per day, then I may look upon your case more favorably. But this would mean paying for batteries.
Why should you be credited anything for feed at times when wind power can drive the cost to zero?