so when it’s cold, it’s better to pay for 100% the energy you *need* to keep things comfortable, instead of using sunlight to offset 50-80% of it?
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it would appear that selling energy is not possible because you’re still taking from the grid… why is net metering a problem if you have NOTHING TO SELL?
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“best” you could ever do is not pay for consumption for as long as you need to consume.
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>utility now seeking 23% rate increase
so… solar would be saving ANOTHER 23% per unit?
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why the focus on profit?
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**Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by putting solar panels on roofs. Why aren’t more of them doing it?**
At the IKEA store in Baltimore, installing solar panels on the roof and over the store’s parking lot cut the amount of energy it needed to purchase by 84%, slashing its costs by 57% from September to December of 2020,
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well that sucks
Time to regulate some capitalism.
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so when it’s cold, it’s better to pay for 100% the energy you *need* to keep things comfortable, instead of using sunlight to offset 50-80% of it?
​
it would appear that selling energy is not possible because you’re still taking from the grid… why is net metering a problem if you have NOTHING TO SELL?
​
“best” you could ever do is not pay for consumption for as long as you need to consume.
​
>utility now seeking 23% rate increase
so… solar would be saving ANOTHER 23% per unit?
​
why the focus on profit?
​
**Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by putting solar panels on roofs. Why aren’t more of them doing it?**
[https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/20/us/solar-power-on-big-box-store-rooftops-climate/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/20/us/solar-power-on-big-box-store-rooftops-climate/index.html)
At the IKEA store in Baltimore, installing solar panels on the roof and over the store’s parking lot cut the amount of energy it needed to purchase by 84%, slashing its costs by 57% from September to December of 2020,