Comments on: Inlet-Outlet Gives Power Back http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090310/inlet-outlet-gives-power-back/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Thursday Gadget Thumbs » Coolest Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090310/inlet-outlet-gives-power-back/comment-page-1/#comment-364814 Thursday Gadget Thumbs » Coolest Gadgets Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:35:41 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=22811#comment-364814 [...] Inlet-Outlet Gives Power Back [...] [...] Inlet-Outlet Gives Power Back [...]

]]> By: anon http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090310/inlet-outlet-gives-power-back/comment-page-1/#comment-364800 anon Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:12:54 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=22811#comment-364800 The problem with putting power back into the grid is that it only aids power plants in producing more dirty power. The amount we put back into the grid is actually only a token effort compared to what we take from it. Since power companies can only produce so much carbon without buying carbon credits they use your clean energy which you put back in as carbon credit. In summary for every clean kilowatt you put in the power companies put out a dirty kilowatt thanks to you. The problem with putting power back into the grid is that it only aids power plants in producing more dirty power. The amount we put back into the grid is actually only a token effort compared to what we take from it. Since power companies can only produce so much carbon without buying carbon credits they use your clean energy which you put back in as carbon credit.

In summary for every clean kilowatt you put in the power companies put out a dirty kilowatt thanks to you.

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