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PatDbunE t1_ir8g2or wrote

Reply to comment by Icutthemetal in Could someone clarify what's going on with the winter electric/gas rates? by kingofallnorway

I see a lot of new solar farms built in RI - doesn’t seem to affect our rates at all

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Icutthemetal t1_ir8j42g wrote

Put them on your roof!

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Wide_Television_7074 t1_ir8svut wrote

solar doesn’t help you heat and cook guy, need natural gas

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Icutthemetal t1_ir9vzyx wrote

It does guy. It's called electricity. Most people don't have natural gas

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Wide_Television_7074 t1_irauzc7 wrote

Incorrect. 70% use gas or fuel oil…

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Icutthemetal t1_irawf1z wrote

And 30% of that use natural gas, clearly the minority. And most homes who do use oil have electric stoves, so wrong again.

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Wide_Television_7074 t1_irccdil wrote

Incorrect. Only 13% of American households have heating oil, primarily concentrated in the northeast. Try again.

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RI-Transplant t1_irkmrwz wrote

Excess Solar energy is stored in batteries. That energy is converted to electricity and can be used to heat and cook when it’s dark out. But of course you know that.

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