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Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by gus_massa on Thursday November 27, 2025 @04:55PM (#46073563)
It's good until a Wednesday afternoon your home system dies and you have no electricity until Monday. I guess more people would prefer to pay a $10 or $20 monthly fee just in case.
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Re:Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand ... by chickenbig on Thursday November 27, 2025 @08:13PM (#46074693)
> I guess more people would prefer to pay a $10 or $20 monthly fee just in case.

The grid becomes an insurance policy. In that case it is justified to ask for the insured party to pay their share of the system costs; both an energy fee and transmission/distribution/generation capacity fee.

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