IB853347201 wrote:
Again, I applaud your optimism and additional resolve to find so many articles to support your position. I, on the other hand will defer to my original position based on real life experience (you know paying bills and such) over the last 5 years that renewable power is not getting cheaper and in fact when added to the traditional power grid of nuclear and natural gas it drives up the cost to the consumer. So much so that here in Ontario the cost of electricity increased by over 50%! As a result of this boondoggle we just threw that govt out of office.
ON requires your utility to buy power from consumers at the same price they charge for it.
If you install solar on your roof or in your yard, you can send your excess energy back to the grid for credits. Credits are earned for energy produced at the same retail rate that you buy it for...
That's unsustainable market manipulation which ignores distribution costs and profit. Fact is, generating renewable power (esp. solar and wind) is getting cheaper every year. That your provider has to raise rates because they can't subtract profit and distribution costs from what they pay for outside renewables doesn't change that fact, it just means you pay more because of government interference.
