@SnowshadowII I've long thought that we should be updating local building codes so that all new houses built should be renewables-ready--you know, inverters and charge controllers maybe, maybe not, but all the wiring should be built-in and ready, so that if you install solar or a small wind generator or whatever, it should be plug-and-play for your home wiring and the grid, if you choose. Make it simple, make it attractive.
@SnowshadowII When local utilities started "time of use" pricing, to give a discount to people who'd run their appliances overnight instead of when the grid demand is highest during the day, I had this idea.
What if people could--easily, with a government rebate--set up battery banks in their houses. Even if they don't have solar on the roof or something (though this makes that a lot easier), just storage. They program their own system so that it, as much as possible, runs the house off the batteries during the day, and recharges them from the grid at night, achieving that more balanced load the utility is after.
Go one step further: If homeowners wish, for a slight extra discount, they can hook in so that the utility itself controls their system for when it recharges. Even better balancing of load, which is more efficient and cheaper for the utility.
This would also have the side benefit of resiliency. When catastrophic weather takes the grid down, many houses in the town have their battery backups to work from to ease the crisis and smooth the transition when bringing the grid back up.
Yeah, that'll never happen. Makes too much sense. 😩
@cavyherd Hey, I'm in my fifties. I'm used to my *excellent, very good and smart ideas* being ignored. ;) @SnowshadowII
Yeah. That. It only gets worse farther on. Had a go-round at work last week that took (what felt like to me) a major tantrum on my part to get the obvious, really easy solution implemented. 🤦
Its like, the easier & more sensible a solution is, the harder it is to get traction. Because It's Not Profitable™
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@cavyherd But you did it! I'm sorry it was tough and took a toll, but hey, look at you! :D @SnowshadowII
@ZenHeathen exactly this. You won the battle. Give yourself a pat on the back.👍 👍 Here's two thumbs up.