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Originally Posted by GGG
I think the point here is they should be. If everyone used half the electricity the delivery costs would be less. It wouldn't be linear with consumption but some portion of the delivery cost is consumption based. Under the current model it assumes that all power lines currently in place or ever built are required regardless of the amount consumed.
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The problem with solar is that it is intermittent, if it's sunny and in the summer it can reduce electricity demand. But if it's cloudy, then the demand comes back. You still need the same amount of distribution infrastructure and the same dispatchable electrical generation sources.
Plus, in almost all industrialized areas, peak electricity demand is in the late afternoon-early evening where solar is already weak or non-existent..