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Old 12-23-2013, 08:18 PM   #26 (permalink)
Cobb
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Beats the hell out of me, but I assume it goes to my neighbors. In all I have a hundred dollar power bill, so I use mo than I give,but those moments when the meter stops or spins backwards are lovely.

Plan B if I couldnt bank power in the grid I would use a charge controller in the mix with some batteries so I can store power and use the surplus for the grid tie inverters during the day.THen at night use the batteries charge for the grid tie inverters.

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Originally Posted by P-hack View Post
So what do you do with excess power even during the times when the company says they can't accept it? I think you still need local storage options (or use it to cool some thermal mass?) and your generation capabilities need to be "right sized", or even undersized. You can't really expect a company to invest in infrastructure that makes it easier to lose customers or turns them into a customer, with a peaky supply. A government entity on the other hand...
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