VetOfTheSeas@discuss.onlineBanned from community to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoData center fees trickling down to citizensdiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square175linkfedilinkarrow-up11.32K
arrow-up11.32KimageData center fees trickling down to citizensdiscuss.onlineVetOfTheSeas@discuss.onlineBanned from community to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square175linkfedilink
minus-squareDMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-218 days agoWhat if a homeowner was connected but only drew a few kilowatt∙hrs a month, and meet the rest of their electrical needs with solar?
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 days agoThe point is that the connection is not free. There is a base connection charge even if you don’t draw any power.
minus-squareDMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoand that’s bad—I agree; but, FWIW, what if many opted for solar and batteries to draw off on off-hours?
What if a homeowner was connected but only drew a few kilowatt∙hrs a month, and meet the rest of their electrical needs with solar?
The point is that the connection is not free. There is a base connection charge even if you don’t draw any power.
and that’s bad—I agree; but, FWIW, what if many opted for solar and batteries to draw off on off-hours?