WOW- Ausgrid charging customers for EXPORTING solar electricity back to the grid!

[SubieRubyRoo]

So, do they want people to buy solar or not? Wonder how long this will take to cross the pond…

Consumer groups criticise energy companies charging solar panel owners for exporting power

Critics argue change could lead to people installing smaller solar power systems so they aren’t penalised for exporting excess energy during the day

www.theguardian.com

 

[JohnnyG]

Nope.
Free power, Who do you think wants ALL the profit?

 

[jhellwig]

There is a point to it. Solar does screw with things in the power grid.

 

[JohnnyG]

There is a point to it. Solar does screw with things in the power grid.

True enough. I wouldn't want to try to manage that demand/supply issue. Surely AI will help in the future.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

There is a point to it. Solar does screw with things in the power grid.

Agreed… but this begs the question as to why THIS is their preferred push as an alternative? Oh, yeah. Because they’ll be able to charge us even more after charging us more!

 

[MVAR]

There is a point to it. Solar does screw with things in the power grid.

Prices go negative daily in CA. Generation that isn’t subsidized has to pay to generate during daytime hours, generally HE09-HE18 or so. The subsidized PV & wind stations get paid an average of $75/mWh during these same hours.

@SubieRubyRoo it already costs more money to operate the BES with this artificial “green” energy on the system. The more penetration this technology has, the more the end users will pay.

 

[Snagglefoot]

It’s already in California in a way. They recently lowered the benefits of having solar as they pretty much have all they need in the middle of the day. The future will involve expensive batteries to shift power availability to the evening. Good Californians will agree to 50 cents per kWh/hr. Is there really a limit?

 

[MVAR]

It’s already in California in a way. They recently lowered the benefits of having solar as they pretty much have all they need in the middle of the day. The future will involve expensive batteries to shift power availability to the evening. Good Californians will agree to 50 cents per kWh/hr. Is there really a limit?

On peak is already past $0.50/kWh and closer to $0.74/kWh at the public utilities. Municipality pricing will be catching up by 2030 as they were allowed to keep some favorable PPA’s & a much larger percentage of internal CT fleets. Those PPA’s will expire by 2030 so any external purchase will be at current market prices

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

So, do they want people to buy solar or not? Wonder how long this will take to cross the pond…

Consumer groups criticise energy companies charging solar panel owners for exporting power

Critics argue change could lead to people installing smaller solar power systems so they aren’t penalised for exporting excess energy during the day

www.theguardian.com

Looks like they're trying to zero out the amount purchased by what is sold.