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Jul 23, 2014
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billyrust
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Rocky Mountain Power proposes tax on homes with solar panels.
BluePete
7/23/14 10:40pm
What on earth is the logic for this?
IrishBlue
7/23/14 10:43pm
They want $$$
billyrust
7/23/14 10:45pm
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Buffalo
7/23/14 10:46pm
This is illogical on so many levels.
IrishBlue
7/23/14 11:22pm
Rooftop solar does use the grid. You are misinformed.
CougarMandias
7/24/14 9:41am
Wow. So much wrong information, so little time...
BluePete
7/24/14 11:09am
I dont work for RMP, but you have drawn some innacurate conclusions
Bucko
7/24/14 12:51pm
Does that hurtful compliance include the $3.4 billion in government subsidy?
BluePete
7/24/14 1:00pm
Funny, you didn't actually rebut anything I said.
CougarMandias
8/4/14 3:19pm
Unless the home owner has a battery backup
Bucko
7/24/14 12:41pm
False statement.
BluePete
7/24/14 1:19pm
Solar sales/power accounts for about 1% of the US market.
BluePete
7/23/14 10:49pm
Reminds me of SoCal where they told people to use less power
byu1
7/23/14 10:49pm
Exactly. They don't want the stability that comes from distributed generation
BluePete
7/24/14 12:20pm
Its a fine balance, back in 2007 there were capacity issues, and forecasted
Bucko
7/24/14 12:54pm
The baseload costs run between $0.01 - $0.04/KWh, depending on TOD and demand.
BluePete
7/24/14 1:10pm
I agree - it reads like an exaggeration for political purposes
Bob Vance
7/24/14 3:41am
Bad idea, but there is some logic behind it.
CougarMandias
7/24/14 9:36am
You're missing an IF statement there
Hoosier Cougar
7/24/14 10:04am
Interesting, but not as common.
CougarMandias
7/24/14 10:31am
Wrong. They credit your bill at a KWh for a KWh basis...any overage at the end
BluePete
7/24/14 11:27am
Correct . . solar is a loss proposition for the utility
Bucko
7/24/14 12:55pm
Link?
BluePete
7/24/14 1:02pm
I have worked in the industry for 20 years
Bucko
7/24/14 6:35pm
Awesome. That would probably account for your snide comment above...
BluePete
7/24/14 6:58pm
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