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    Einfach zu verwendende Solarmodule kommen auf den Markt, aber die Energieversorger versuchen, sie zu verzögern


    Einfach zu verwendende Solarmodule kommen auf den Markt, aber die Energieversorger versuchen, sie zu verzögern

    https://www.npr.org/2026/03/12/nx-s1-5737287/solar-panels-utilities-energy-saving

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    1. IngwiePhoenix on

      Oh nooooo the consumer could get…something useful?! We must stop it!

      …that is what this reads/feels like, somehow. o.o

    2. mediocre_remnants on

      > Another issue — the primary concern that utilities have raised with lawmakers — is that during an outage, a panel could continue generating electricity and send the power through a home’s wiring and back out to the grid, where it could endanger a lineworker.

      Linemen are already aware of that because the same thing happens when people plug gas powered generators into an outlet when their power goes out. It’s not a new issue, people have been doing this for decades.

      It also ignores the fact that these plug-in panels stop generating power when the grid goes down.

      The power companies are clearly against this because it cuts into their profits.

    3. rnilf on

      > the primary concern that utilities have raised with lawmakers — is that during an outage, a panel could continue generating electricity and send the power through a home’s wiring and back out to the grid, where it could endanger a lineworker.

      –

      > plug-in solar supporters explained that the systems stop generating power when the grid is down. Still, lawmakers let the legislation die without taking a vote on it.

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      > German utilities expressed many of the same concerns nearly a decade ago when plug-in solar started to become popular in Germany. But with more than a million systems installed, no safety incidents have been reported for customers who used the panels as instructed

      Who falls for this shit?

      Oh, right, Americans. Collectively, we’re fucking idiots.

    4. kon--- on

      It’s a damn shame that instead of doing a pivot, utility companies would rather dig their heels and to stop the future.

      HAd they been forward thinking, had they not been frozen with fear over share price and annual bonuses, it could have been them making investments in the future then ultimately in position to be the supplier of solar collection panels.

      But nooo…can and will only maximize profit because share holders want money now!

    5. NoBuenoAtAll on

      then those utilities need to get fucked up, we need some goddamn regulation in this country

    6. davidthefat on

      Why don’t utility companies invest in solar? Be the ones selling the solar equipment to the consumers?

    7. Starship_Taru on

      If I could pass any law. It would be to stop companies from using PACs to fuck with the free market. 

      Stuff like this is why they keep republicans and democrats hating each other as much as possible. 

      Because I bet both sides agree pretty hard on getting shit like this out of our political system. 

       Best to keep us fighting over the 10% of stuff we disagree on. 

    8. Z0mbiejay on

      Anyone have a good recommendation for one? I’m getting sick of $400+ electric bills all summer

    9. melgish on

      In 2020 Florida Power and Light refused to allow me to turn my system on because it was “too large for my average usage”. It took a complainant to the state to get them motivated.

    10. stef_eda on

      There are two issues that must be addressed IMHO:

      1. if the panel connects to the home outlet with a male plug, this plug has exposed AC (110V or 230V) voltage. This is extremely dangerous. A toaster has a male plug but does not provide any power when disconnected. A solar panel provides current to the home lines, so the male plug is ac powered. A solution must be implemented to avoid potential electro shock.
      2. In case of utility grid outage, these outlet connected panels must stop feeding electricity to the home lines (and therefore to the grid) immediately, otherwise utility workers are at risk. They assume the grid is shut down while some panel is energizing it.

      Both issues are easily manageable. Just ensure it is done.

    11. Frostsorrow on

      Lol and here’s my province doing awesome again. Rebates for solar panels, and they’ll buy excess energy at I think ¢50ish/kW.

    12. itsRobbie_ on

      I’ve heard solar panels regularly “explode”. Has that been fixed yet?

    13. JoeSicko on

      Anybody who has bought a house from a home electrician will be at risk. You know, the guys who barely know what they’re doing, but do it cheap …

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