Utah's National Park Electric Corridor.

pnichols wrote:

I'm not a fan of individual solar setups at personal residences. I'd rather see the grid still supplying the bulk of personal residence power - including EV charging - but with grid power becoming cheaper and cheaper as large solar and wind farms feeding the grid come on line more and more across the U.S.

I have to disagree with you there. I am one and it is the only way that, currently, makes sense. (Was that a pun?)

We generate and store our own energy, there is no storage on the grid, they can only generate and only when the sun is up or the wind is blowing. Also, the grid demands a bureaucracy which demands: taxes, fees, regulations, transmission lines, and extensive maintenance. Transmission loss means that you actually have to make much more energy than needed, adding to the cost. Also, you are dependent on that grid. It goes down, no power for anybody. Every Monsoon season we watch Sierra Vista go dark while we enjoy air conditioning, TV, ceiling fans, microwave ovens, and all things electrical. And if ours should go down for some reason, the backup gennie kicks in.

Also, our grid-tied neighbors are now being assessed fees by the power company because the company refuses to earn less money. We don't have that problem. Cut the Cord! ;)

Pat