I posted this in another thread as a response and it got me to wondering how every one really felt on this issue. Here's what I had posted :
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I have what I'm sure is considered a weird stance on feeding power to the grid to probably 99% of this site and probably the world. I don't think we have the right to feed anything to the grid and I don't think we have the right to expect to be paid if we do feed to the grid.
The reason I look at it this way is if I take gas to the gas station they are not going to allow me to pump it back into their tanks and they are sure not going to pay me for it.
The water company isn't going to allow me to feed water back into the water system and they sure wouldn't pay me if I did.
So why should the power company be any different?
I enjoy saving power with my solar setup and I enjoy the lower bills and wouldn't mind making all of my power but I like remaining hooked to the grid in case something goes wrong or if I can't make enough for my needs. Expecting a business to support my efforts in savings or my hobby doesn't make much sense from a business stand point.
Now if they want to buy my excess power then sure. But I see people going postal power companies all the time reading things on the net with rates they are paying for back feeding etc which just doesn't seem right.
Now Alabama does have an issue right now with people being taxed for having solar power isn't to right. But I still think expecting the power company to have to buy my excess power just doesn't seem right either.
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I have what I'm sure is considered a weird stance on feeding power to the grid to probably 99% of this site and probably the world. I don't think we have the right to feed anything to the grid and I don't think we have the right to expect to be paid if we do feed to the grid.
The reason I look at it this way is if I take gas to the gas station they are not going to allow me to pump it back into their tanks and they are sure not going to pay me for it.
The water company isn't going to allow me to feed water back into the water system and they sure wouldn't pay me if I did.
So why should the power company be any different?
I enjoy saving power with my solar setup and I enjoy the lower bills and wouldn't mind making all of my power but I like remaining hooked to the grid in case something goes wrong or if I can't make enough for my needs. Expecting a business to support my efforts in savings or my hobby doesn't make much sense from a business stand point.
Now if they want to buy my excess power then sure. But I see people going postal power companies all the time reading things on the net with rates they are paying for back feeding etc which just doesn't seem right.
Now Alabama does have an issue right now with people being taxed for having solar power isn't to right. But I still think expecting the power company to have to buy my excess power just doesn't seem right either.