Electric Propulsion Reality Check
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_naDg-guomA
Forum Discussion
When we first moved to the area in 1975, our electricity bill was 20.00-22.00 in summer and 32.00 or so in winter which included a high hp three stage well water pump. When we moves the bill was near 200.00 in summer and 300.00 area in winter.
Here is is 250.00-300.00 summer and 450.00- 600.00 in winter. This is TVA country mind you.
Local Coop subsidized electricity to chicken houses and businesses. Now TVA, is for profit, essentially, has cut cost and reduced rates greatly to business but not households. They sell power to al lthe other grids at higher rates.
Whenever TV had a rate increase, Coop increased by same percentage on top.
When solar came along they passed a regulation that they would not furnish power to any household with solar or generators. Presumably because they feared problem with the grid and danger to linemen when working on lines with feed back from solar and generators even though automatic switches were mandatory from the get go. I have no information that has changed except for generators.
I have thought about opening our spring up more and installing a generator system with back up generator, and cutting the cord entirely. Bank a portion of the immense savings for maintenance of the system.
Solar doesn't work well here. This winter and spring were mostly cloudy and much of the summer thus far. Cheap hydroelectric we have plenty of but TVA very high salaries and very high bonuses and the revolving door with business,plus local coop income is making us poor. Ratepayers are making some people very wealthy and solar isn't a viable option may with a generator too But combination of systems costing more than home is not sensible nor affordable.
Here is is 250.00-300.00 summer and 450.00- 600.00 in winter. This is TVA country mind you.
Local Coop subsidized electricity to chicken houses and businesses. Now TVA, is for profit, essentially, has cut cost and reduced rates greatly to business but not households. They sell power to al lthe other grids at higher rates.
Whenever TV had a rate increase, Coop increased by same percentage on top.
When solar came along they passed a regulation that they would not furnish power to any household with solar or generators. Presumably because they feared problem with the grid and danger to linemen when working on lines with feed back from solar and generators even though automatic switches were mandatory from the get go. I have no information that has changed except for generators.
I have thought about opening our spring up more and installing a generator system with back up generator, and cutting the cord entirely. Bank a portion of the immense savings for maintenance of the system.
Solar doesn't work well here. This winter and spring were mostly cloudy and much of the summer thus far. Cheap hydroelectric we have plenty of but TVA very high salaries and very high bonuses and the revolving door with business,plus local coop income is making us poor. Ratepayers are making some people very wealthy and solar isn't a viable option may with a generator too But combination of systems costing more than home is not sensible nor affordable.
