Then your bill goes up? That's what a Toronto based electric company wants to have happen. They encouraged people to conserve electricity, and when they did, they noticed a revenue shortfall. Rather than being ok with it, they are asking for a rate hike. Something like that would piss me off enough for me to seriously look at solar cells or wind power to get completely off the grid from them.
I'm already seriously looking into solar power for my home, and I've found a nice one that will pay for itself within about 7 years time. The problem is that I may not be in this home in 7 years time. My wife is finishing up her Master's degree and we may bump our plans to build/buy our retirement home a bit early depending on how much of an income bump the new degree provides.
It couldn't hurt for all of you out there to take a look at renewable energy alternatives, but stay connected to the grid just in case. You could generate power during the day when you are at work, but then use it when you come home at night. However, costs are prohibitive so far. Upwards of $30,000 aren't too uncommon for large solar arrays. My particular setup would have ran me about $15,000. Either way, it's something that we all should probably look at.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
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