There is another aspect of the current switch to Green Power, especially solar. The way WA law works, when you generate excess power to your immediate use, the system absorbs it. Which is fine, as they are paying me for it twice. Once with a short-term (another few years) payment for all I generate and the meter "runs backwards" when I generate more than I use.

What that means is that all summer I pay the basic "you are connected to the grid fee" of $7.50. In the course of the year, I pay about 50% of what I used to. But, I get power 24/7/365. Somebody without solar pays full rate which means that as more people get solar the folks who can't afford it, or who don't want to get it, or see it as a liberal conspiracy are paying for the infrastructure and repair.

This was first pointed out to me by a Hawaiian friend because it is becoming an issue there.