Wiring for solar has me thinking... who benefits when we share power?
I've been doing more solar installs at my shop, and it's wild how many people are making their own electricity now... but when they send extra back to the grid, the payback seems random. It got me stuck on what's fair here. If we all have panels, who decides the price for the power we share? I helped a family last week who can't afford the setup, and they're watching their bills climb while neighbors cash in. It feels like we're building a new kind of town where energy is like a gift, but the rules are messy... Is it okay to let companies set the rates, or should we think about people who get left behind? As someone who connects these systems, I'm just confused about the right path forward with all this.