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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Sort of like the $20 a month I pay to ConEd for the privilege of having a gas pipe - from which I draw $0.95 worth of gas. As motmelere said above, it's fine if it really reflects, specifically, the infrastructure cost of the connection, and if all customers pay the same fee. Costs of the goddam coal mine, and the new coal-fired plant, should certainly not be dumped on solar users.

PS: buy your solar panels now, because the Gov't just slapped a huge import duty on those cheap panels from China.

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Zippy W. Pinhead's avatar

if you're off the grid they don't charge you a fee. Right now, that option is still really expensive though. a friend of mine in the solar biz has done a couple off grid installs, but they're not cost effective. You also lose the ability to sell back your excess power- it's really just an option for rural people who can't get A/C service without spending a fortune.

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