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These homes generate power for the grid — and residents don't worry about blackouts

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This is an interesting article about a VPP (Virtual Power Plant) in Ontario.

The houses use solar panels that generate more electricity than the house uses. They have a battery and it along with smart devices such as smart thermostats regulate electricity to and from the grid.

Customers get a credit from EPCOR for the power they supply to the grid.

 
Nice. That's what's possible when you have a Progressive government.

It's time for Americans in the USA of all political persuasions to seriously consider the possibilities.

The BS being fed through the "think tanks" (rumor-generators) is just getting ridiculous. Such infotainment is all designed to benefit the billionaires, not us. We have to listen to reason, start thinking for ourselves, and move beyond that. We must begin acting in unison for our own good. We, The People. Not they the billionaires.

We can't go back the 50's or the 60's. We need to make America greater than that.

Let's reclaim our democracy and build a better nation.
 
Hmm…

Butcher said the virtual power plant concept will result in electricity cost savings for Solartility customers of up to 30 per cent.

"Before, the biggest barrier was return on investment," Butcher said.

"You're going to go out there and lay out $35,000, $40,000 for solar panels, and the ROI's been coming down, for sure, but it's still upwards of 15 years nowadays to get your money back out of that system."
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Allan said:
But the fact is there is indeed an ROI, something that doesn't exist with traditional energy systems.
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There’s a potential for the customer to get their ROI eventually, but the system providers (and, if the cost is financed, lenders) are guaranteed their ROI immediately.
 
The amazing thing is solar is productive and worth while as far north as Canada.
 
Allan said:
This is an interesting article about a VPP (Virtual Power Plant) in Ontario.

The houses use solar panels that generate more electricity than the house uses. They have a battery and it along with smart devices such as smart thermostats regulate electricity to and from the grid.

Customers get a credit from EPCOR for the power they supply to the grid.

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Every EV should be a storage battery that can be charged off peak and tapped during peak usage.
 
Allan said:
This is an interesting article about a VPP (Virtual Power Plant) in Ontario.

The houses use solar panels that generate more electricity than the house uses. They have a battery and it along with smart devices such as smart thermostats regulate electricity to and from the grid.

Customers get a credit from EPCOR for the power they supply to the grid.

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Our home participates as a VPP and roughly half the year rather than an energy bill we get a check.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
There’s a potential for the customer to get their ROI eventually, but the system providers (and, if the cost is financed, lenders) are guaranteed their ROI immediately.
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Our ROI turned out to be almost exactly ten years and we’ll cross that line this winter or spring. Given that our panels appear to be doing just fine and have well over a decade of additional life left in them, I’m fairly pleased as a customer.
 
phoenix2020 said:
Our ROI turned out to be almost exactly ten years and we’ll cross that line this winter or spring. Given that our panels appear to be doing just fine and have well over a decade of additional life left in them, I’m fairly pleased as a customer.
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Was that with or without a government subsidy involved?
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Was that with or without a government subsidy involved?
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There was a moderate state subsidy available, that if not included would have pushed the ROI out about another 18-24 months but as it turned out, our tax situation was such that the standard deduction was still better than the tax credit subsidy so we actually did not end up using it.
 
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