[fallingsquirrel]

Utilities should charge a separate connection fee and per-kWh rate if that's what matches the economic reality of their business. I don't see the summer abundance as an issue. It means we get to shut off the fossil fuels 8 months out of the year. The remaining 4 months, everyone pays a little more per kWh, averaging out to the same cost over a full year. What's not to like?

[fragmede]

The economic viability of a fossil fuel plant that's only used 4 months out of the year.

If the plant shuts down because it's no longer economically viable/doesn't cover operating costs, what happens next winter?

[dtech]

The electricity price in the winter will go up until either the plants are viable again or alternatives become viable.

[forgetfreeman]

Ostensibly it gets replaced by a grid storage array and sufficient renewable inputs.