Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat
by derefr on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @02:24PM
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To be clear, the law is such that you can't use any of the electricity you generate while it's still "yours." You have to first sell it to TVA (and get paid X) and then buy it back from TVA (and pay X+Y.) In other words, you have to pay $Y to use your own electricity.
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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat
by wahern on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @06:20PM
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That's not what the linked article says. The linked articles says that if you want to feed the grid, you're only going to get wholesale prices, while having to pay retail for the energy you consume from the grid. It's a rule of accounting.
If you don't want to eat the premium, don't feed the grid. That is, consume your electricity before it ever hits the meter(s). Presumably the real issue is that typical consumer systems aren't designed to function the way you'd want to avoid the TVA accounting rules.
Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat
by nil_is_me on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @09:36PM
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As Tesla Powerwalls and similar home battery systems become widespread, it will be easier than ever to self-consume the majority of your energy needs.