On 18 Jan 2016 at 10:28, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > > I'm in no hurry to start the EV project [until after I] > > ... add more PV panels and batteries so I can go off grid, > > And why on earth do that? ... . It makes no sense when storage in > the grid is basically free (in good Net-metered states).
The grid is "free storage" for now in some areas, but I predict that net metering will be dead in 10 years. Powerful and well connnected (politically, not electrically) people don't like it, and they have state legislatures in their pockets. Think about Reagan ripping the Carter PVs off the White House roof in 1980, and you'll have the right idea. People with existing systems may be grandfathered in, but will most likely find themselves getting a pittance for the energy they make, while they pay full retail for what they draw back out for charging the EV. This is already happening in some states. If you want to drive on sunshine, you can expect to need batteries to store your energy in the future. I for one would not buy a grid intertie system here in the US today. It has no future that I can see. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
