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My local utility is public and run by leftists, which is why they spend more money on "equity" programs than maintaining the transmission lines, and think that utility solar is a good investment in the region with the lowest winter insolation in the country.
That's why I need to spend money to have grid-independent backups, because as bad as they are at keeping the power on, they're going to get even worse.
If your utility is public and leftist, call them and see if they have a grid storage/solar incentive program.
Get an actual human on the line and you might get some shit done; some of my acquaintances in Alaska got a bunch of off grid stuff at no/low charge 'cause their utility was a leftist granola co-op; where as all the private companies in CA will fuck you 8 ways from Saturday and twice on Sunday as a treat.
Yes, they do. The "grid storage" does no good because they can't keep the grid up, and the fund serves mostly as a handout to politically connected leftist "nonprofits" and party members.
You know, how it always works and how you seem to want it to work.
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