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BlueStreak

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3. And in many parts of the country it is still not possible

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #2)

Sat May 4, 2013, 09:18 PM

May 2013

to sell juice back to the power grid. Or if they do accept the power, they credit you only about half the rate they charge you for the juice that flows your way.

The power company is entitled to fair payment for use of the grid that they have to maintain, but we need uniform national standards here in order to really get alternate generation going.

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Everything is connected BlueStreak May 2013 #1

Yep RobertEarl May 2013 #2

And in many parts of the country it is still not possible BlueStreak May 2013 #3

Nationalize the grid? RobertEarl May 2013 #4

It would take 15 years to build this 4dsc May 2013 #5