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I was about to say thank you for correcting me and that I was wrong to think that you were talking about 'homes' instead of detached houses, but you plucked random numbers off the internet without acknowledging that they also used the term 'house' meaning 'home'. I'm sure you saw the rest of the data (https://www.livingin-canada.com/house-prices-canada.html), so either you flat out lied and found data to fit your narrative, or you're actually completely oblivious to the realities of living in Vancouver and Canada. If you somehow really think average price of a house in Vancouver is 1.036M, boy do I have something to sell you.

Batteries are worthless here if there's nothing to store (i.e. hardly any generation). Showing me a website of some yacht is completely meaningless. Watching "those shows of people going off grid" is also meaningless if they aren't doing it in BC, and even then, do you think that's practical for the average BC consumer?

You need to start saying things that have substance. You've blamed it on "politics", "loops and hoops", "interests" and "competition". Not a single one of those claims were backed by facts or examples. Again, you're speaking meaningless nonsense because your claims can't be backed.... and that's because your claims are just flat out not true. Again, you've ignored my simple valid point (to nobody's surprise) in that the cost of hydro power is cheaper than any other source of generation in BC. BC Hydro is a net importer (not by much if I recall correctly) of energy, reducing load (particularly peak loads) is a hedge against further infrastructure investment. There are some loads that are preferred, but Hydro isn't losing any sleep on a few residential customers.

I don't get what you're trying to prove by saying cost of electricity is 4th lowest? So now you're saying our utility is well run? Exactly what is your basis for saying that the government is price gouging you? Saying that it's more expensive than Quebec, Manitoba, and parts of Ontario is again... MEANINGLESS without context (cost of generation, amount imported/exported, energy losses for length of transmission, etc. etc.). Is it because of your precious, precious taxes? May I suggest that you move to Texas so you don't have to pay state income tax? But you may have to pay more for electricity and have ERCOT shit all over your supply... but hey, your taxes!

Pls re-read my post? The average price is for BC, not Vancouver. I don't live in Vancouver, You should check out the prices of home in Nanaimo and Kelowna and Prince George etc.

As for BC Hydro, it is not in BC Hydro's interest to have people go off grid, because that is where they make their money for the Province. Hence politics is involved and current rules for any Private house in BC which wants to have renewable energy (solar or wind) reflect that. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/electricity-alternative-energy/renewable-energy
The ref above does not mention solar at all. Again BC is more than just Vancouver. In fact the propaganda is all about increased efficiency through better more efficient household items and conservation. Its all about using the electricity BC Hydro produces and thus can sell to you. The emphasis is that if you want a cheaper hydro bill, use less and get more efficient coffee makers.

https://www.bchydro.com/work-with-us/selling-clean-energy/net-metering.html
According to BC Hydro, there are only 2800 people using the net metering program. There is even the average cost of the system about 15,000.00. which is about 1/3 of the amount for yearly use. So 15 X 3 is about 45,000.00. (I was a little off on this estimate). But you are limited to 100KW and under.

Also they buy your electricity for 9.99 cents per KW, while they sale electricity to you at 11 cents.
The reality there are no incentives for people to get solar, thus maintaining the status quo.

The other thing to take into account is the water conservation they started 30 years ago. It was so good in fact (people used less water), the water companies had to increase the average rate of water; due to loss revenues.

The place where I grew up Kelowna, really does get alot of sunlight. So do coastal areas. There are also Wind as a renewable resource, but that is unlikely to happen because of small minded people who don't want to see windmills anywhere near their property. A prime example of "not in my backyard".

With the advent of this last heat wave, more people will get AC to counter the high periods of heat. There will be more high temperature above 30 C in July and August and maybe September. So your electricity bill will go up due to climate change.

 

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Pls re-read my post? The average price is for BC, not Vancouver. I don't live in Vancouver, You should check out the prices of home in Nanaimo and Kelowna and Prince George etc.

As for BC Hydro, it is not in BC Hydro's interest to have people go off grid, because that is where they make their money for the Province. Hence politics is involved and current rules for any Private house in BC which wants to have renewable energy (solar or wind) reflect that. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/electricity-alternative-energy/renewable-energy
The ref above does not mention solar at all. Again BC is more than just Vancouver. In fact the propaganda is all about increased efficiency through better more efficient household items and conservation. Its all about using the electricity BC Hydro produces and thus can sell to you. The emphasis is that if you want a cheaper hydro bill, use less and get more efficient coffee makers.

https://www.bchydro.com/work-with-us/selling-clean-energy/net-metering.html
According to BC Hydro, there are only 2800 people using the net metering program. There is even the average cost of the system about 15,000.00. which is about 1/3 of the amount for yearly use. So 15 X 3 is about 45,000.00. (I was a little off on this estimate). But you are limited to 100KW and under.

Also they buy your electricity for 9.99 cents per KW, while they sale electricity to you at 11 cents.
The reality there are no incentives for people to get solar, thus maintaining the status quo.

The other thing to take into account is the water conservation they started 30 years ago. It was so good in fact (people used less water), the water companies had to increase the average rate of water; due to loss revenues.

The place where I grew up Kelowna, really does get alot of sunlight. So do coastal areas. There are also Wind as a renewable resource, but that is unlikely to happen because of small minded people who don't want to see windmills anywhere near their property. A prime example of "not in my backyard".

With the advent of this last heat wave, more people will get AC to counter the high periods of heat. There will be more high temperature above 30 C in July and August and maybe September. So your electricity bill will go up due to climate change.

Clearly the one that needs to re-read is you. Your "source" (random generic-ass private website that makes money off of Google ads) used home and house (typically to mean detached house) interchangeably even though they are very clearly different things. The data you presented should say HOME, not house as it does. In case it doesn't ring obvious to you, there are limitations to installing solar panels to power your home if you don't live in a detached house.

Once again, you've ignored my points and simply re-stated your own. The cost of having to upgrade infrastructure is MASSIVE and obviously not worthwhile compared to losing a few residential customers going off grid and not having to upgrade infrastructure. Any worthwhile infrastructure projects is looking at hundreds of millions of dollars at the minimum. I'm starting to think you just don't know what I'm talking about even though it's plain English. Once again, you resort to calling it "politics" without providing any substance to that statement, even though it's already been proven that you can indeed have renewable energy in your private house (or home, pending your building). You point to a BC website and said it doesn't mention solar... even though it is LITERALLY ON THE PAGE YOU LINK (once again... you need to re-read). You go again to call it propaganda... honestly, grow up. You can't just call things/people names just because you don't like it. Efficiency and conservation is pushed not only by the province but quite literally anyone with half a brain cell for very obvious reasons. I don't know why you even question it. If you don't want to use the electricity that BC Hydro generates then quit your bitching and just generate it yourself! See if it's any cheaper to turn on your light bulbs riding a stationary bicycle.

Not going to bother with the rest of your post because you are quite literally the definition of WOT.