tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5820286592741496094..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Cities lead the wayMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9110612608864642552018-06-30T10:33:38.528-05:002018-06-30T10:33:38.528-05:00The question now is whether excess solar power can...The question now is whether excess solar power can be pumped into the electricity network.<br /><br />The best thing states can do to make solar power attractive is to make good regulations for what happens with excess power generated by solar of wind.<br /><br />To keep renewable energy efficient, we need to make sure that excess power goes back into the existing power network. This will require a major shift in most states where (semi) public power companies see power distribution as a one-way street in which they push power from their plants to customers. This needs to become a two-way street where power gets generated much more distritubutedly and the power company is responsible for moving all that power around between customers, with their power plants supporting low production hours.<br /><br />State regulations vary enormously. There are states where you get kicked of the network if you generate power yourself. There are also states that "force" power companies to take excess power produced by people. In Germany, you get a 10% bonus in excess power you produce and pump into the electric grid compared to the price you pay for taking power. Nepkarelnoreply@blogger.com