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To: isopatch who wrote (161954)	10/14/2019 7:49:42 AM
From: locogringo	4 Recommendations Recommended By FJB Honey_Bee isopatch Thehammer Respond to of 456178

California Blackouts Expose the Total Scam of Solar Panels; They Don’t Work When the Grid Goes Down And over the last week, thousands of solar panel owners in California are colliding with that sobering reality as they realize solar panels don’t work when the power grid goes down. That’s because nearly all residential and commercial solar systems are “grid-tie” systems that feed power to the grid, not to your home or business. And when the grid goes down, your solar panels stop working, too. That’s a far cry from what buyers of solar panels have been promised. “[M]any are learning the hard way the systems won’t keep the lights on during blackouts,” warns Bloomberg News. “…[S]ystems are tied into the grid, and the vast majority aren’t working this week as PG&E Corp. cuts power to much of Northern California to prevent wildfires.” Even when solar panels do work, they’re still largely a scam. Power companies like PG&E rip off solar owners by charging much higher rates for electricity delivery than what they credit you for “uploading” watts from your solar panels. So while your panels are providing power to the electricity company at a discounted rate, that same company is still charging you retail rates for the power you use. Furthermore, solar panels lose as much as 30% of their effectiveness when they aren’t regularly cleaned, meaning the actual power delivered is far less than what the panels claim to deliver.

To: isopatch who wrote (161954)	10/14/2019 8:31:44 AM
From: kimberley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 456178

I think it's becoming more apparent Californians are going to have to accept higher rates and move their untilities underground.