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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.

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.

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.

giblfiz 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Battery and and solar with battery have (nearly) the same tax credit advantage.