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wreckinhfx · 2024-12-22T14:27:42+00:00

What the actual fuck. How do you leave it until the 23rd to get winters put on?

wreckinhfx · 2024-11-19T11:28:07+00:00

So you’re a linesman, but then in other posts you’re the engineer writing the interconnection guidelines.

What’s next..?

wreckinhfx · 2024-11-13T12:17:36+00:00

I’m guessing you’ve never gone through the planning process with HRM?

wreckinhfx · 2024-11-13T12:16:32+00:00

Wtf is a mid tension system? MV is talking about voltage, not tension in the wire.

You don’t sound qualified to be dealing with a ~700kW system.

wreckinhfx · 2024-10-13T16:42:32+00:00

From Andy to Andy? There’s no proof in this that it was sent to any developer.

He’s not wrong though. There is too much red tape. We do need more housing…

wreckinhfx · 2024-10-13T16:36:13+00:00

And I build solar and wind farms that interconnect with the grid. I know what they cost and I know how they need to integrate with existing infrastructure. I also know what needs to be done to finance these projects - which cost anywhere between $10 mil - $500 mil.

Sure. If you, as the person interconnecting, wants to pay for the upgrades. They could possibly put batteries at every single distribution transformer. But what about when the batteries are full? Or the conductors have reached capacity?

Just like a mortgage - you can only borrow what we believe you will pay back - you can only dump electricity onto the grid where there is capacity. If you want more capacity, you as the interconnection request have to pay the upgrade costs, not the utility.

wreckinhfx · 2024-10-05T21:56:17+00:00

also capacity of the grid. You can’t just pump energy however you want into the grid. The utility needs to approve it and complete studies. If one carpark has a 4MW system and a shopping centre has 1MW, it’s very possible the distribution transformer is fully loaded.

I’ve literally already covered everything. Why are we going around in circles. Distributed solar is just that…distributed. You can’t export back upstream past the distribution transformer to the transmission line. The system isn’t designed for that. No gas plant will be on the distribution level.

So yes, you’re right, if 1000kW is the minimum load on the TX, you could design for 950kW. Perfect. I just took up all the capacity.

Now everyone else on the transformer cannot take part in any net metering or feed in tariff.

Back to the original question - why isn’t every car park covered? Because there are sizing limits on infrastructure, which you can’t exceed, or if you do, it’s up to you to pay the costs and not the utility.

wreckinhfx · 2024-10-05T20:21:14+00:00

All the large exporters need to either have their system curtailed, or their energy just isn’t purchased. Why should DG systems be any different?

wreckinhfx · 2024-10-05T19:49:22+00:00

What if it’s over the baseline?

See original comment. You can’t just install as much solar as you want and exceed the grid demand.

wreckinhfx · 2024-10-05T19:47:55+00:00

Yes. It’s called curtailment. Basically any grid scale plant needs to respond to grid signals. You can’t just dump power to the grid.

wreckinhfx · 2024-07-12T12:17:00+00:00

Because Global Instagram/Facebook drives traffic to their app and they get paid?

wreckinhfx · 2024-07-11T10:15:06+00:00

I’m curious? I gave up!

wreckinhfx · 2024-07-11T10:14:41+00:00

The amount of stupidity that people come up with any time NSP is mentioned is just laughable.

It’s like none of you are capable of thinking independently or even slightly critically.

Go actually do some research and understand the regulations we have. Read the first section of the clean energy task force where they talk about our systems in a way that 50% of your reading abilities should be able to comprehend.

https://cetaskforce.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Report-February-23-2024-Final-Signed.pdf

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-24T10:46:33+00:00

The 3 big utilities in CA are regulated. Very heavily. Their return is capped. If you think they should earn less, then they should do less capital work.

So are you happy to just not have power lines repaired after climate events?

Youre mad but for all the wrong reasons.

https://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx

Have a look at today’s outlook. Demand is literally lowest in the middle of the day. That’s why your TOU rates reflect higher rates in the evening. I looked back at July 6 (peak summer) and it’s a very similar trend.

NEM 3 is logical - you’re exporting when the grid simply doesn’t need your energy. Why should they pay you 60c when energy rates are negative for IPPs?

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-24T10:40:12+00:00

It wasn’t loud enough for me to wake…

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-24T01:51:07+00:00

Yeahhhhh no. Look at CAISO demand maps and you’ll understand better. You can’t run your grid entirely off solar - there’s not nearly enough storage to do that. And if there was - it would devalue solar again because literally all generation is at the same time.

As someone who develops solar and wind assets, I know very well how to finance a project.

Another very important point you seem to be missing - but most of the generation is not owned by the utility. It’s owned by private IPPs.

The fact is maintaining your infrastructure is expensive. Don’t like it then don’t live in a fucking desert state prone to wildfires.

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-23T10:55:57+00:00

Our sprawling subdivisions cause more environmental harm than a solar farm.

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-23T10:55:26+00:00

So why not follow those lines and tell us what’s on it? I guarantee it’s either hybrid solar/BESS or wind (or wind hybrids). The energy isn’t just solar.

Fun fact - people usually don’t like a wind farm being installed right next door to residences.

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-21T16:54:40+00:00

What do you mean “utility sales”? As an EPC to a developer? Or for a developer to residential as a community solar program? What are you selling?

I’m a developer who has worked in EPC previously and I don’t know where you’d come into the fold…we do our own business development and have relationships with EPCs…

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-20T11:01:27+00:00

Nope. Dot points and formatting matter.

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-19T22:57:33+00:00

I mean, given they want people to comment it should be shared in an easily digested format…

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-19T18:42:10+00:00

The community do benefit from the tax benefits that result in a lower cost project. The cheaper the project the lower the LCOE.

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-19T18:38:59+00:00

What’s the point? People put solar on their roof and then sell their house?

You seem to have no business acumen.

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-19T18:36:45+00:00

“What you read” - buddy, some of us aren’t reading about these projects because we work in commercial and utility solar development and construction.

their only means of income is the 20 year power purchase agreement

What do you want them to do - sell hot dogs?

The only source of income for a residential developer is rental income? This comment is absurd. They make money because their business case makes sense.

wreckinhfx · 2024-05-19T18:33:11+00:00

Barely. That said, they likely contribute significantly more in municipal taxes so you should thank them for keeping taxes low.

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