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Don't let Utah become Nevada.

Gameface said:
Easy money?
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I take it you have never been in the construction/development industry? Getting projects approved through the permitting process and utilities is a nightmare.

But if I worked in the unregulated gas industry I could start blasting a hole next to your house, inject a billion different types of chemicals, pollute your water supply and make your family sick and nobody would care except you.
 
Beantown said:
I take it you have never been in the construction/development industry? Getting projects approved through the permitting process and utilities is a nightmare.

But if I worked in the unregulated gas industry I could start blasting a hole next to your house, inject a billion different types of chemicals, pollute your water supply and make your family sick and nobody would care except you.
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Never change pls
 
Beantown said:
?... Your comment of easy money made no sense....and I take it you are pro fracking? Good for you.
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You asked why we thought you got into solar. My guess was easy money. Was I right?
 
Gameface said:
You asked why we thought you got into solar. My guess was easy money. Was I right?
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No, I have a degree in Environmental Science. I am assuming you believe the entire solar market is Vivint since you live in Utah? I work on utility scale projects.
 
Beantown said:
No, I have a degree in Environmental Science. I am assuming you believe the entire solar market is Vivint since you live in Utah?
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I feel like I'm having a conversation with eenie meenie right now.
 
Beenie meenie, I don't have an opinion about solar. I don't really know **** about vivint. I made a little joke about why you got into solar. Let's just move on.
 
Beantown said:
I take it you have never been in the construction/development industry? Getting projects approved through the permitting process and utilities is a nightmare.

But if I worked in the unregulated gas industry I could start blasting a hole next to your house, inject a billion different types of chemicals, pollute your water supply and make your family sick and nobody would care except you.
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Are you saying that RMP has a good reason to make an end run round the PUC? Cuz that's what it sounds like


for the record I am against this bill because it's an attempt to avoid the PUC and gouge customers.

As for home solar, I kinda think they need to reduce what these people get for net metering. They shouldn't get the cost of electricity after transmission. My understanding is that that is what they get now. Power lines and their maintenance costs money too. It isn't all about generation.
 
♪alt13 said:
Are you saying that RMP has a good reason to make an end run round the PUC? Cuz that's what it sounds like


for the record I am against this bill because it's an attempt to avoid the PUC and gouge customers.

As for home solar, I kinda think they need to reduce what these people get for net metering. They shouldn't get the cost of electricity after transmission. My understanding is that that is what they get now. Power lines and their maintenance costs money too. It isn't all about generation.
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The biggest concern is them dodging the PUC. Totally screws over customers, then with solar depleted they literally have no options. Brilliant move by RMR.

As for solar by lowering the net metering value you are saying RMR can make money off of a residential solar customer. Which solar already provides support to the grid:

The grid is most stressed during the summers days when everyone is blasting AC and swimming pools are on. This happens to be when solar is at its peak performance. Also solar is on the grid for milliseconds since it goes to the next closest source....a neighbor.

By consumers investing in their own solar projects it limits RMR from having to do it. They can keep focused on their highest margin...coal.

But I would be fine doing what other states do. Adding a 5-10 dollar charge to solar customers to access the grid.
 
Beantown said:
The biggest concern is them dodging the PUC. Totally screws over customers, then with solar depleted they literally have no options. Brilliant move by RMR.

As for solar by lowering the net metering value you are saying RMR can make money off of a residential solar customer. Which solar already provides support to the grid:

The grid is most stressed during the summers days when everyone is blasting AC and swimming pools are on. This happens to be when solar is at its peak performance. Also solar is on the grid for milliseconds since it goes to the next closest source....a neighbor.

By consumers investing in their own solar projects it limits RMR from having to do it. They can keep focused on their highest margin...coal.

But I would be fine doing what other states do. Adding a 5-10 dollar charge to solar customers to access the grid.
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I think that going forward we are going to see an increasing difference between the size of solar installations that use net metering. I'm not sure that a flat fee will equitably cover it. I just don't think it's that simple. I think a fair price per kwh can be negotiated through the PUC and perhaps a small fee would be appropriate as well. I used to be a member of the IBEW and can attest to the fact that a lot more goes into grid power than just burning coal.
 
But again the utilities are still benefiting from solar, they just can't rape customers like they used to.

In the end it doesn't matter. Batteries are close enough that the grid is on its death bed.
 
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