Originally Posted by
Uncle Ave
I did not know that.
What is the (stated) reasoning behind such measures?
It depends on the locality. There was one town in North Carolina that banned new solar farms and it was widely reported that they did it so because they "suck up all the energy from the sun" however that comment came from one resident and wasn't actually the official reason given by the local government.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...sucking-up.htm
Regardless of stated reasons, I think it has to do with powerful utility companies lobbying to keep monopolies on who is allowed to provide electricity.
In Florida they are allowed on homes but can't be connected to a third party source (i.e. battery) and must be connected to the main power grid.
https://www.iflscience.com/policy/illegal-power-home-solar-panels-florida/
It's a case-by-case thing so every locality's government is going to provide different rationales for such measures.
