Comment on Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them

• acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Your link doesn’t mention anything about “balcony solar”.

  It doesn’t matter. If you want to export power to the grid from anything at all, you must go through this process. If you wanted to export power from a hamster on a wheel you must apply for PTO.

  Because the whole point is to make solar easier and more affordable?

  of course, but not at the cost of safety and grid reliability.

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  • artyom@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Again, “other small systems” does not mean “balcony solar”. It could just mean ground-mount systems. Everything I’ve found says it’s required. I challenge you to find the opposite.

    Balcony solar is pretty much “plug and play.” Depending on the state/municipality/utility rules, users can install it themselves and don’t have to jump through all the permitting and contractual hoops or pay electricians in order to get it up and running like homeowners who install rooftop solar do

    https://cechouston.org/2025/10/21/balcony-solar-something-new-under-the-sun/

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    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      E: downboats for facts, I guess

      Downvote because you can be right and also be an asshole.

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      • artyom@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        What part of that did you interpret as me being an asshole?

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    • acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You don’t need PTO to USE balcony solar. You need PTO to export balcony solar to the grid. All this legislation does is allow you to use balcony solar for yourself, NOT connect it to the grid. If you want connect it to the grid you still need PTO.

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      • artyom@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You’re literally the only person talking about exporting to the grid. This discussion is about preventing exporting to the grid.

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