{"id":2227120,"date":"2024-04-22T12:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-throwing-away-wasted-solar-power-may-raise-electricity-prices\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T12:29:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:29:34","slug":"california-throwing-away-wasted-solar-power-may-raise-electricity-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-throwing-away-wasted-solar-power-may-raise-electricity-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"California&#8217;s disposal of excess solar energy could lead to increased electricity costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-throwing-away-wasted-solar-power-may-raise-electricity-prices%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227120&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In California, rooftop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-climate-agenda-wont-replace-jobs-it-seeks-to-kill-separate-ap-wapo-fact-checks-suggest\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda Won\u2019t Replace Jobs It Seeks To Kill, Separate AP, WaPo Fact-Checks Suggest\">solar power<\/a> \u200caccounts for over \u200ba quarter\u2062 of the \u200dstate&#8217;s energy with \u200c47 gigawatts installed. Excess solar energy during sunny spring days leads to negative electricity prices, \u200bresulting in wastage. The waste is most significant in spring due to reduced\u200b heating and\u2062 cooling demand. The National \u2063Renewable Energy Laboratory highlights \u2063the challenge\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-texas-faces-heat-wave-power-companies-are-automatically-raising-the-temperatures-on-smart-thermostats\/\" title=\"As Texas Faces Heat Wave, Power Companies Are Automatically Raising The Temperatures On Smart Thermostats\">high energy demand<\/a> in the morning\u2063 and evening,\u2064 contrasting \u2063with lower usage\u200b during the day.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California\">California<\/a>, there are 47 gigawatts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/solar-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"solar power\">solar power<\/a> installed atop rooftops, equaling out to over a quarter of the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"energy\">energy<\/a>. However, during the middle of sunny spring days, the energy produced exceeds demand, meaning prices for electricity will go negative, and solar power is thrown away. <\/p>\n<p>Solar energy waste is most prevalent in the spring when there is less need for heating and cooling. Use is high in the morning and evening but drastically reduces during the day. Therefore, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that with a high demand of solar power on an electricity grid, the netload of renewable energy takes on a \u201cU\u201d shape. However, even when demand is low, solar panels continue to absorb energy that goes to waste. In 2022, the state wasted 2.4 million megawatt-hours of electricity, and 95% of that was solar. Throwing away free power raises electricity prices.   <\/p>\n<p>As a result, the state is slowing down on installments and cutting back its incentives for residents. Energy company Wood Mackenzie predicted that installations would fall by 40% in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the CPUC\u2019s leadership, California is responsible for the largest loss of solar jobs in our nation\u2019s history,\u201d Bernadette del Chiaro, the executive director of the California Solar and Storage Association, said in a statement referring to California\u2019s public utility commission.<\/p>\n<p>Residents used to be paid by the state for exporting energy to the grid, known as \u201cnet-metering,\u201d and would receive 20 cents to 30 cents for each kilowatt-hour of electricity sent to the grid, but now, the rules have changed. Homeowners will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-direct-payment-worth-up-to-4555-to-be-sent-to-millions-today\/\" title=\"Social Security update: Direct payment worth up to ,555 to be sent to millions today\">receive money based<\/a> on what the solar power electricity is actually worth to the grid. <\/p>\n<p>In the spring, payouts tip toward zero, but homeowners can get more money if they install batteries to store power for evening and morning use. California\u2019s grid operator, the California Independent System Operator, is also planning to sell power to nearby states and utilize transmission lines that can carry electricity to nearby regions. However, in some regions, there aren\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-without-power-in-texas-energy-prices-climb\/\" title=\"Millions Without Power In Texas; Energy Prices Climb\">power lines<\/a> to carry a sudden burst of solar. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other states, such as Nevada\u00a0and Hawaii, are beginning to see similar problems.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Biden administration has announced $7 billion in grants to install rooftop solar for 900,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-bidens-green-budget-is-doa\/\" title=\"House GOP: Biden\u2019s \u2018Green Budget\u2019 Is DOA\">000 low-income households<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In California, where 47 gigawatts of rooftop solar power account for over a quarter of the state&#8217;s energy, excess energy during sunny spring days leads to negative electricity prices. 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