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Originally Posted by Martinjlm
Electricity prices in my area range from $0.127/ kWh off-peak to $0.2495/ kWh at peak and $1.03 during critical load times. What the garbage truck fleet is saying is they can charge off-peak, use approximately 40% of the charge on a typical run, then return to the garage during peak hours and put some of the energy back into the grid. Suppose they only get @0.15/kWh fo the energy they return to the grid. It’s still $0.023 more than they paid. Then when rates shift to off-pea, they can charge the vehicle again at $0.127/kWh. When it all washes out, it’s a net positive.
Got to 3:50 of this video and you can see a better description of how this works plus a real world example where a school bus fleet nets $10k per bus doing this exact thing.
https://youtu.be/gtzMhQtl364?si=iLdOWeWp4DvnW5_M |
I'm highly skeptical. First off, we have history which proves they have repeatedly cut the rates they are paying solar customers for their energy feeding back into the grid. Second, its not economically feasible for the electric company to pay out what they charge long term. Sure, the government may subsidize for the short term, then the cheese goes away and the value vanishes.