VioletTea@lemmy.world to Germany - Deutschland, but in English@feddit.org · 23 days agoBalcony solar is all the rage in Germany. Why not in the US?www.canarymedia.comexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10cross-posted to: energy@slrpnk.net
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkBalcony solar is all the rage in Germany. Why not in the US?www.canarymedia.comVioletTea@lemmy.world to Germany - Deutschland, but in English@feddit.org · 23 days agomessage-square31linkfedilinkcross-posted to: energy@slrpnk.net
minus-squarekalpol@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·21 days agoCheap power vs expensive individual cells, the financial incentive is not there- this is Central Texas, your mileage may vary: https://coautilities.com/wps/wcm/connect/occ/bfb35917-328b-4e95-a8bb-2d35d48e36db/COA+Utilities+Rates+and+Fees+English+11-2025.pdf As of 8:30 AM, solar is nearly 30 percent of statewide generation, with wind at 16 percent (see fuel mix): https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards/fuelmix
minus-squareBeardedBlaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days ago404 error. But funny you’d bring up Texas, with some of the most expensive electric bills in the country. There are inexpensive setups, that are literally plug and play, and they shut off within milliseconds of grid going down. In WV, we have cheap electricity. Problem is the fees double the entire bill. I did the math, and the expense would’ve paid itself off within 2 years.
minus-squarekalpol@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agohttps://austinenergy.com/en/rates/approved-rates-schedules I never heard Texas had the highest rates. You can have high rates if you sign up for them, but Austin Energy is pretty low. I also did the solar payoff calc and it was like 25 years at my current usage and rates.
Cheap power vs expensive individual cells, the financial incentive is not there- this is Central Texas, your mileage may vary:
https://coautilities.com/wps/wcm/connect/occ/bfb35917-328b-4e95-a8bb-2d35d48e36db/COA+Utilities+Rates+and+Fees+English+11-2025.pdf
As of 8:30 AM, solar is nearly 30 percent of statewide generation, with wind at 16 percent (see fuel mix):
https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards/fuelmix
404 error. But funny you’d bring up Texas, with some of the most expensive electric bills in the country.
There are inexpensive setups, that are literally plug and play, and they shut off within milliseconds of grid going down.
In WV, we have cheap electricity. Problem is the fees double the entire bill. I did the math, and the expense would’ve paid itself off within 2 years.
https://austinenergy.com/en/rates/approved-rates-schedules
I never heard Texas had the highest rates. You can have high rates if you sign up for them, but Austin Energy is pretty low. I also did the solar payoff calc and it was like 25 years at my current usage and rates.