That really depends on the cost of building and operating power plants
versus the cost for centralized energy storage. Right now the heel
draggers are protecting the operations and profits of running their
plants. At some time in the future, I'm pretty certain that they will
change their tune. All of a sudden, the rage will be to build
centralized storage and charge for using it.
Peri
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From: "EVDL Administrator via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
Sent: 18-Jan-16 11:15:04 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Converting '51 Chevy (after going off rid?)...
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
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