• comador @lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Then there’s California where NEM 3.0 makes it less than worth while to install or upgrade your existing solar installation.

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      1 year ago

      There’s a lot more nuance to this than most people will admit.

      Net metering is 100% unsustainable, when renewables become a big enough chunk of the grid generation mix, they often generate when no one needs the power. Forcing the grid to accept that power and even pay the homeowner a premium for it is a perverse incentive. Effectively what it does is allow solar array owners to avoid paying to maintain a grid they still use, and since the rich trend to go solar first, the poor are left holding the bag to maintain the grid for everyone.