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OAITW r.2.0

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2. Here's the problem.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 09:03 PM

Sep 9

As more residential customers add solar/wind, they are dumping excess power onto the grid. I give my local utility 500K watts of energy/month. For that privilege, I pay $35/mo. If solar/wind continue to increase market share, how will utility grids justify new gas/oil electrical generation?