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Hourly Electricity Pricing Boosts Value of Distributed Solar by 33%

January 30th, 2012 | by John Farrell

What if electricity cost more when the sun was shining? Many utilities are using new electronic "smart meters" to adjust the price of electricity as often as every hour, to reflect supply and demand. And charging more when electricity is in short supply can be good news, increasing the value of solar by 33% or more



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