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

tencentshill

I found it very difficult to find ANY information on google about US plug-in solar a few months ago.

alpaca128

> So far, utilities have won over lawmakers in five states and convinced them to delay votes on plug-in solar bills They'll change their mind once so many people use panels without permit that they cause difficulties with grid stability due to the unregistered solar panels making it less predictable. That was a reason they massively loosened the requirements where I live.

onlypassingthru

No doubt the utilities are concerned about safety, the safety of their revenue stream.

hyperhello

I love the small effects, but this is actually less efficient in the large. A power grid still has to exist, and that means transformers blow and trees knock down wires, and you are going to be billed for that. It's not that different from using a septic tank to get off the sewage grid; you might not appreciate when your neighbors all do it too.

exabrial

"utilities trying to delay them" what a bunch of clickbaity bullshit. Also, from the article: > And since the bills require UL Solutions certification, manufacturers will have to get their products through that process. God forbid we have products that don't electrocute the people buying them. Oh and don't forget to Google inverter vs rotational grid stability. What a bunch of nonsense.

chaz6

These are nice, but there is a risk if multiple units are plugged into an extension strip with a cord that is not large enough for the current.