| ▲ | Dylan16807 14 hours ago |
| The tax credits aren't coming out of the grid somewhere else. The project is a negative to tax revenue, positive to the grid, and positive to CO2 levels. |
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| ▲ | baking 12 hours ago | parent [-] |
| He's using the tax credits to undersell projects with storage that would have been more positive for the grid. Solar without storage in Texas is coal to Newcastle. Subsidizing bare-bones solar is not good for the grid. |
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| ▲ | Dylan16807 11 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Projects with storage can take advantage of the cheaper solar power by shifting their balance, installing fewer panels and more storage. This leaves the grid better off overall. | | |
| ▲ | baking 7 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Projects with storage can also take advantage of lower grid connection power limits because they are not forced to dump maximum power at peak supply times of the day. |
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| ▲ | giblfiz 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Battery and and solar with battery have (nearly) the same tax credit advantage. |
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