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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1109987)	1/12/2019 8:28:21 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584280

Free of fossil fuels means 90%...80%...70%...60%...50%...40%...30%...20%...10%...0%. It does NOT mean 90%...0% overnight.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1109987)	1/12/2019 8:56:42 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584280

"Free of fossil fuels doesn't mean free" Right; it means the power was generated without using fossil fuels. Electricity doesn't become free in the monetary sense unless you make it yourself. I do. I still pay a fee to be on the grid, but I also get a cap-and-trade rebate and a small feed-in credit for my XS electricity, which covers the grid fee. It took about 3.5 years to recover the cost of the system. "solar and wind depend on natural gas plants to keep power from dipping to nothing when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow." Water behind dams, geothermal plants, and sufficient storage will take care of most of that. I don't disconnect from the grid cuz I figure I need a month of storage during the rainy season. If the grid falls apart, I'll have to plug in my seasonal creek.