Thread: Grid can go 75% renewable

Originally Posted by Tins

Well, the poorer folk that are being exploited, obviously. Or do you have a better solution?

if they want to have their solar connected to the grid, then they should have to pay for the grid to be reconfigured to accommodate them.

who else would you get to pay for it?
power stations? they dont want it
distribution? they dont want it
transmission? they dont want it
govt? they dont own it

we live in a user pays system.

Originally Posted by Eevo

if they want to have their solar connected to the grid, then they should have to pay for the grid to be reconfigured to accommodate them.

I'll assume the ? on the end of that. You have taken this to Solar. Sure, maybe that's where Gav was going... I was going "what about the poor folk?". Perhaps you have met some, although up there in Bridgewater maybe you are above all that.

My point is this: there have been many, many subsidies: Get Solar this, Get solar that: and, maybe, you, Eevo, could cash in. You live up there, you drive the fire truck... Lovely. Have fun. Nice life. You deserve it, you've worked....

What about those who's life haven't worked out that way? Would you write them off, simply because you got luckier than them? Where are their subsidies?

Originally Posted by Eevo

we live in a user pays system.

NO, we do NOT! We live in a have/have not system. I remember user pays. It existed maybe 25 years ago. It is NOT what we have now.

before i reply, just want to make sure you understand i dont get paid to drive the firetruck. thats all volunteer.

So what other solution then? Solar is over saturated in many areas now so systems from small home jobs to multi MW systems are not supplying what was intended when they were designed and built.

Sticking storage in on every home would help - but the cost needs to come from somewhere and no one wants to pay for it.

Limiting solar output into the grid is sorta done naturally now by the inverters which won’t bring the voltage up higher than a certain point.

Not sure what the answer is, but I know how much it is causing issues for the grid - I work with that side of things a lot and the supply authorities are basically just treading water and doing what they can.

Originally Posted by Eevo

before i reply, just want to make sure you understand i dont get paid to drive the firetruck. thats all volunteer.

Oh, for ****s sake Eevo... I'm involved, loosely, with the CFA here, I know what you do, and I admire you for it. Apparently your memory is shorter than mine.

Originally Posted by Homestar

So what other solution then?

It's not hard, Gav. FFs, let the market figure it out. It's always worked.

Originally Posted by Tins

Oh, for ****s sake Eevo... I'm involved, loosely, with the CFA here, I know what you do, and I admire you for it. Apparently your memory is shorter than mine.

yes i do have a short memory
thats ok. your post made it sound like i got paid for it.
yes i do have a short memory

Originally Posted by Tins

NO, we do NOT! We live in a have/have not system. I remember user pays. It existed maybe 25 years ago. It is NOT what we have now.

that is a user pays system. dont pay/cant afford, have not.