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Australia struggling with oversupply of solar power
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Which is so odd to me, because electricity just a couple states over is about 1/3 the cost vs CA. I pay $0.12/kWh in UT, whereas CA pays more like $0.32/kWh.
If we look at solar generation, we're doing pretty well here in Utah vs other states in the US (source). Taking a rough average of that data, here's what the numbers look like:
I just don't understand why California electricity prices are so high. It's not like they're generating a ton more than other states in the area or anything.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding the figures, but the source I quoted didn't say anything about per-capita production, so I think it's total for the state.
I paid $0.52/kWh in California before I moved out of state
Even more with fees tacked on.
Wow, that's nuts. After all fees, I'm around $0.12-0.13/kWh, and it seems we generate a similar amount of solar.
California rates are high because everyone has to pay for forest fires. Everyone except shareholders.
the math aint mathing
What's not mathing?
I pulled population numbers from Wikipedia, so:
I rounded a little here and there, but that shouldn't change the numbers too significantly.
California's energy regulator is fully captured by the private companies that "operate" the actual grid companies. Every time someone brings up prices the regulatory board agrees to raise them and let the owners walk away with the extra profit.
Our energy provider is private too, though they need to ask the legislature to approve a rate hike.