Jens:
don't get me wrong, i understand the rationale behind using the grid as a big battery or flywheel so to speak
but somehow it just don't seem right!
know what i mean?
not having the grid to fall back on is like finally being able to remove the training wheels from the bicycle when you were a kid.
do you remember the huge feeling of freedom that gave you? i do!
being able to unplug or never plug in, (in the first place) is a feeling that every self respecting diy power producer has to have in the back of
his mind somewhere,,, even if plugging in makes more sense economically.
for instance
if i could buy my power for 20 cents a kwatt hr, and it cost me 30 cents per kwatt hour to produce it myself
that 10 cents per kwatt hr in cost has a value to me far beyond the dime it represents.
sort of like
cost of electicity from the power company? 20 cents
cost to produce it myself? 30 cents
feeling of freedom and having some control over my own production? priceless!
i fully realize that may not be a rational thought, but
i can think of a few thousand other things that one can and does spend money on that make even less sense,
and i bet you can too.
like 4 dollar latte's, 3 dollar cigars
, 8 buck cans of chew, 60k 1 ton diesel 4x4 duelly p/u trucks as a grocery getter that never leaves the pavement,
etc.
in the scheme of things i guess that even if it cost a buck a kw/hr to produce ones own power, it still ain't bad.
(might not be long before the power companies want a buck a kw/hr anyway)
bob g
