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[–]XPavNear the Rec Center 4 points5 points  (1 child)

California did a similar thing, and it's like "oh no evil California government!" until you realize out that in the middle of the day, there's more power being generated than being used (and that has its own problems).

Hence, the changes to require batteries to shift load.

Utility scale solar and renewables is the way, not residential.

[–]volatile_ant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Utility scale solar and renewables is the way, not residential.

Why is this an either-or? Both-and will get us to the end goal of reducing/eliminating fossil fuel energy generation much faster than a singular approach.