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Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them (www.npr.org)
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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

The "natural monopoly" of electrical power is only on the distribution, not the generation of that power. It is reasonable for various generators to compete against each other to meet grid demand.

You should be able to push power back onto the grid. You should not be limited only to taking it off the grid. If you can put more on than you remove, you should be compensated for your generation at the market rate.