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With 40 million still without power in Florida, those with solar panels on their roof can't use it to power their own homes. Because utilities!

Posted by Mop (aka Rburriel) Sep 19 '17, 20:36

Most utilities these days are lobbying to prevent you from selling your rooftop solar power. In Florida, if I understand this correctly, houses must connect their solar panels to the grid and then buy back that power from the utility. I wonder how the Tesla house battery would change this.

http://www.iflscience.com/policy/illegal-power-home-solar-panels-florida/ (www.iflscience.com)

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Speaking about solar power, this is the new IKEA store opening here. -- (link) - GregW Sep 19, 23:00
mine powers the house directly, with excess going to the grid. I'll probably get batteries when the government subsidy on selling to the grid expires. - mafic Sep 19, 20:53
most places call that extortion -- nm - peglegpete Sep 19, 20:50
Because, and this is an important detail that should extinguish any rage, the solar feeds power into the grid. - TWuG Sep 19, 20:50 9
- Amber Heard didn't blow Elon Musk this much. -- nm - David Sep 19, 21:00 4
  - Mop brought up Tesla's storage, not me! -- nm - TWuG Sep 20, 05:13
  - damn. -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 03:55
  - *spit take* -- nm - Mop Sep 19, 22:08 1
    - I doubt it -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 05:17
- my solar box has an automated shutoff that kills outgoing power to the grid when the main power goes out. I can still use it to power my house. -- nm - mafic Sep 19, 20:56 3
  - My understanding is that if you lived in Florida, you would still be an outlaw even with that. - Beryllium Sep 19, 21:03 2
    - yeah, which is why they can't use their solar when the grid's off. basically Florida has the worst possible situation for consumers, couched in - mafic Sep 19, 22:20
    - Thank the Kochs for that. -- nm - . Sep 19, 21:37

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With 40 million still without power in Florida, those with solar panels on their roof can't use it to power their own homes. Because utilities!

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