Kungani ophahleni lwelanga?

Nginezindawo ezimbili zokufakwa kwamandla elanga ophahleni e-California, zombili zihlinzekwa yi-PG&E. Eyodwa eyezohwebo, eyabuyisela izindleko zayo ezinkulu eminyakeni eyishumi nanye. Futhi eyodwa iyindawo yokuhlala enembuyiselo ehlongozwayo yeminyaka eyishumi. Womabili amasistimu angaphansi kwezivumelwano ze-net energy metering 2 (NEM 2) lapho i-PG&E ivuma ukungikhokhela inani layo lokudayisa nganoma yimuphi ugesi ewuthenga kimi isikhathi esiyiminyaka engamashumi amabili. (Okwamanje, uMbusi Newsomezama ukuhoxisa izivumelwano ze-NEM 2, esikhundleni sawo kusetshenziswe amagama amasha angakaziwa.)

Ngakho-ke, yiziphi izinzuzo zokukhiqiza ugesi lapho usetshenziswa khona? Futhi kungani kufanele isekelwe?

1. Izindleko zokulethwa ezehlisiwe

Noma yimaphi ama-electron engeziwe akhiqizwa uhlelo olusophahleni athunyelwa lapho kudingeka khona - endlini kamakhelwane engumakhelwane noma ngaphesheya komgwaqo. Ama-electron ahlala endaweni. Izindleko zokulethwa kwe-PG&E zokuhambisa lawa ma-electron ziseduze noziro.

Ukuze sibeke le nzuzo emibhalweni yedola, ngaphansi kwesivumelwano samanje sase-California solar sophahla (NEM 3), i-PG&E ikhokhela abanikazi cishe u-$.05 nge-kWh nganoma imaphi ama-electron engeziwe. Ibese ithumela lawo ma-electron ibanga elifushane emzini womakhelwane bese ikhokhisa lowo makhelwane intengo egcwele yokudayisa – okwamanje cishe u-$.45 kWh ngayinye. Umphumela uwumkhawulo omkhulu wenzuzo ye-PG&E.

2. Ingqalasizinda eyengeziwe eyengeziwe

Ukukhiqiza ugesi lapho usetshenziswa khona kunciphisa isidingo sokwakha ingqalasizinda eyengeziwe yokudiliva. Abakhokhi bentela be-PG&E bakhokha zonke izindleko zokuseviswa kwezikweletu, zokusebenza nezokulungisa ezihlobene nengqalasizinda yokulethwa kwe-PG&E, ngokwe-PG&E, ehlanganisa u-40% noma ngaphezulu wezikweletu zikagesi zabakhokhi bentela. Ngakho-ke, noma yikuphi ukwehla kwesidingo sengqalasizinda eyengeziwe kufanele kulinganise amanani - ukuhlanganisa okukhulu kwabakhokhi bentela.

3. Ingozi encane yomlilo wequbula

Ngokukhiqiza ugesi lapho usetshenziswa khona, ingcindezi yokugcwala ngokweqile kwingqalasizinda ekhona ye-PG&E iyancishiswa ngezikhathi zesidingo esikhulu. Ukucindezelwa okuchichimayo okuncane kusho ubungozi obuncane bomlilo wequbula omningi. (Izilinganiso zamanje ze-PG&E zibonisa izinkokhiso ezingaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyi-10 zokuvala izindleko zemililo yequbula ebangelwe ukwehluleka kwangaphambilini kwengqalasizinda yokulethwa kwe-PG&E - izindleko zecala, izinhlawulo, nezinhlawulo, kanye nezindleko zokwakha kabusha.)

Ngokuphambene nengozi yomlilo wequbula ye-PG&E, ukufakwa kwezindawo zokuhlala akunayo ingozi yokuqala umlilo wequbula — okunye ukuwina okukhulu kwabakhokhi bentela be-PG&E.

4. Ukwakhiwa kwemisebenzi

Ngokusho kwe-Save California Solar, i-solar esophahleni iqashe abasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-70,000 eCalifornia. Lelo nani kumele ngabe liyakhula. Nokho, ngo-2023, izivumelwano ze-PG&E ze-NEM 3 zathatha indawo ye-NEM 2 kukho konke ukufakwa kophahla olusha. Ushintsho olukhulu bekuwukwehlisa, ngama-75%, inani lentengo i-PG&E elikhokhela abanikazi belanga elisophahleni ngogesi eliwuthengayo.

I-California Solar & Storage Association ibike ukuthi, ngokwamukelwa kwe-NEM 3, i-California ilahlekelwe yimisebenzi eyi-17,000 yokuhlala esebenza ngelanga. Noma kunjalo, i-solar esophahleni iyaqhubeka nokudlala indima ebalulekile yemisebenzi emnothweni onempilo waseCalifornia.

5. Izindleko eziphansi zezinsiza

Uphahla lwelanga lwendlu yokuhlala lunikeza abanikazi ithuba lokonga imali ezikweletini zabo zensiza, nakuba amandla okonga ngaphansi kwe-NEM 3 mancane kakhulu kunalokho abeyikho ngaphansi kwe-NEM 2.

Kubantu abaningi, izikhuthazo zezomnotho zidlala indima enkulu esinqumweni sabo sokuthi bazosebenzisa i-solar. UWood Mackenzie, inkampani ehlonishwayo yokubonisana ngezamandla, ibike ukuthi kusukela kwasungulwa i-NEM 3, ukufakwa okusha kwezindawo zokuhlala eCalifornia kwehle cishe ngama-40%.

6. Uphahla olumboziwe — hhayi indawo evulekile

I-PG&E nabathengisi bayo bezitolo bakhava izinkulungwane eziningi zamahektha wendawo evulekile futhi balimaza amahektare amaningi ngezinhlelo zabo zokulethwa. Inzuzo ebalulekile yezemvelo ye-solar ephahleni lwezindlu zokuhlala ukuthi amaphaneli awo elanga amboza izinkulungwane zamahektha ophahla nezindawo zokupaka, ogcina indawo evulekile ivulekile.

Ekugcineni, i-solar esophahleni iyinto enkulu ngempela. Ugesi uhlanzekile futhi uvuselelekayo. Izindleko zokulethwa azinakwa. Ayishisi amafutha emvelo. Kunciphisa isidingo sengqalasizinda entsha yokulethwa kwezidingo. Yehlisa izikweletu zezinsiza. Yehlisa ingozi yomlilo wequbula. Ayivali indawo evulekile. Futhi, kudala amathuba emisebenzi. Sekukonke, ingumnqobi wabo bonke abantu baseCalifornia — ukunwetshwa kwayo kufanele kukhuthazwe.

U-Dwight Johnson usene-solar ephahleni e-California iminyaka engaphezu kwe-15.