@paulbusch How do these work?
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@paulbusch How do these work? Do I plug it in at the normal wall outlet, and it feeds electricity back into the system and generates a rebate on the electric bill? That world be very cool, and Alberta would never accept it.
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@paulbusch How do these work? Do I plug it in at the normal wall outlet, and it feeds electricity back into the system and generates a rebate on the electric bill? That world be very cool, and Alberta would never accept it.
@deadDuck
No rebates from the power company, it just reduces your bill since you use less power from the grid.
An electrician explained it to me this way. Your electrical system is like a pool of electricity. When you use power the smart meter on your house tells the electric company to send more. If you have a solar panel feeding into your system then the electric company smart meter doesn't send you any power, unless you use more than your panel is generating, or the sun has gone down. -
@deadDuck
No rebates from the power company, it just reduces your bill since you use less power from the grid.
An electrician explained it to me this way. Your electrical system is like a pool of electricity. When you use power the smart meter on your house tells the electric company to send more. If you have a solar panel feeding into your system then the electric company smart meter doesn't send you any power, unless you use more than your panel is generating, or the sun has gone down.@paulbusch @deadDuck Replacing our last gas appliance soon. Started researching home solar generation and battery storage to offset increasing electricity bills (esp. on-peak usage). Sadly, don’t see any active incentive programs.
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@deadDuck
No rebates from the power company, it just reduces your bill since you use less power from the grid.
An electrician explained it to me this way. Your electrical system is like a pool of electricity. When you use power the smart meter on your house tells the electric company to send more. If you have a solar panel feeding into your system then the electric company smart meter doesn't send you any power, unless you use more than your panel is generating, or the sun has gone down. -
@paulbusch @deadDuck Replacing our last gas appliance soon. Started researching home solar generation and battery storage to offset increasing electricity bills (esp. on-peak usage). Sadly, don’t see any active incentive programs.
Same. I'm hoping for a decent government program as I'm going to get a quote for a rooftop installation in the spring. If the payback is decent, like 7 years or less, I'll likely go ahead.
Ontario has a rebate program but net metering is not covered - only self use and storage.
