Hey folks,
what would one need to do to run his/her own utility company or at least sell to an established one at a grid scale?
Background
I'm quite interested in the renewables/energy transition/recycling thing but found it very hard to make a meaningful contribution. Flying less, eating less meat, driving e-cars all make sense but they don't really move the needle. I want not only feel good but actually make a measurable contribution - this is way harder than I thought.
The Idea
Buy a plot of land and then incrementally increase the number of panels/inverters and sell the produced energy into the grid.
Sounds simple, but it probably isn't
Hurdles
When it comes to hurdles, I can think of a couple... the list surely isn't exhaustive.
- Legal (Permits, Contracts with other utilities, Liability, …)
- Land purchase (Location, Size)
- System Dimensions (Surely grid-scale has a relatively high minimum size)
- Financial (Even the smallest scale probably costs several 100k$)
Has this ever been done from scratch? Have you heard/read/seen a similar project in the US recently?
what would one need to do to run his/her own utility company or at least sell to an established one at a grid scale?
Background
I'm quite interested in the renewables/energy transition/recycling thing but found it very hard to make a meaningful contribution. Flying less, eating less meat, driving e-cars all make sense but they don't really move the needle. I want not only feel good but actually make a measurable contribution - this is way harder than I thought.
The Idea
Buy a plot of land and then incrementally increase the number of panels/inverters and sell the produced energy into the grid.
Sounds simple, but it probably isn't
Hurdles
When it comes to hurdles, I can think of a couple... the list surely isn't exhaustive.
- Legal (Permits, Contracts with other utilities, Liability, …)
- Land purchase (Location, Size)
- System Dimensions (Surely grid-scale has a relatively high minimum size)
- Financial (Even the smallest scale probably costs several 100k$)
Has this ever been done from scratch? Have you heard/read/seen a similar project in the US recently?