
Das neue Gesetz ermöglicht es den Verbrauchern, Solar in ihren Häusern zu installieren, ohne sich mit dem Netz zu verbinden. Es muss jedoch mehr getan werden.
"Vorschriften und Standards für elektrische Geräte haben mit der Entwicklung der Technologie nicht Schritt gehalten, und es fehlt ihnen keine wesentlichen Genehmigungen, die für die Adoption erforderlich sind, einschließlich der Einhaltung des Nationalen Elektrocode und eines Produktsicherheitsstandards von Underwriters Laboratories. Nichts über die Bill Ward hat Änderungen geschrieben."
Die fossile Brennstoffindustrie hat die derzeitige US -Verwaltung in der Tasche. Sobald sie sehen, dass sie mit nationalen Anforderungen wie diesen Einfluss haben, erwarten sie, dass sie die Situation mit Verzögerungen und Blockieren von Taktiken ausnutzen.
Aber es wird nur so lange funktionieren. Sie können nicht verbergen, was im Rest der Welt passiert, und immer mehr Amerikaner werden sich fragen, warum sie nicht die billige Energie haben können, die alle anderen genießen.
Utah becomes the first US state to allow consumers the freedom to install rooftop/balcony solar without the regulation that doubles its cost compared to Germany.
byu/lughnasadh inFuturology
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The NEC is written in blood, and is as bare minimum as you can get.
Tye requirement to connect a domicile with public utilities is kind of bullshit
However, if people are doing installs and not following code, folks gunna be dyin.
Makes sense because of how many solar sales reps are from Utah….
Makes sense. Most people are not interested in installing solar AND connecting it to the grid as a package. Solar is actually very useful outside the grid – water heating, cooling – that often come in standalone packages that operate strictly in-house and don’t need wider connection. This will help spread solar as a whole AND pave way for better, cheaper solutions for connecting to the wider grid.
But keep in mind HOA/council can block your rooftop/balcony installation on grounds of not matching the style/architecture or being disruptive/ugly/messy sight or other local laws and rules. It is strictly concerning the paperwork and permits for the grid connection.
Look. Solar is great but the real benefit for me are batteries. Yes I have a bunch of panels here in my EU country so I micro generate and export to the grid.
But the real benefit for me with batteries is I buy my electricity on a very cheap night rate to charge my batteries off peak and then run my house during peak.
Details – yes I drive an EV and charge that on a cheap rate too.
Yes the batteries required a fairly chunky outlay but the ROI for me is about 6 years without the additional solar being factored in. About 5 with solar.
Yes I have a smart meter which allows for this.
Yes my utility offers a smart EV tarrif that allows me to buy electricity for about 5 hours in the early AM.
And yes, solar requires UV. Today we’re in a bit of a heatwave here with no clouds in the sky and generated 35kwh of electricity. I’m paid .19c per kWh and buy off peak for .08c in my country. It’s a total no brainer for me. But again it requires a fair old chunk of capital outlay.
[Here’s a recent visualization](https://i.redd.it/dl0ydje7v8bf1.gif) of the growth of balcony solar installation in Germany since 2022.
This does not include rooftop solar.
Credit: /u/tandanu