Which is why you add storage and wind to the mix. Overproduce energy when it’s available and store the leftovers for when you under-produce.
At this point, saying Solar doesn’t work at night is kind of like saying cars don’t work without wheels. No one is getting solar without storage, just like no one is driving a car without wheels.
Batteries plus solar is still cheaper than all other power systems.
Several of my friends live in states with energy provider choice. Buying from the 100% green power providers is more expensive. Natural gas is extremely cheap after all.
Yep, the unreliability is exactly why buying from 100% green energy providers is more expensive than buying from natural gas providers. Batteries are extremely expensive, natural gas is cheap.
Source: Several of my friends live in states with energy provider choice; the green providers cost more.
You can double check it but I think solar is cheaper now. I was shocked as well, I thought nuclear was the cheapest still.
But solar is unreliable. Night day, snow cover, dust cover. It also has to be local and supplemented by other sources
Which is why you add storage and wind to the mix. Overproduce energy when it’s available and store the leftovers for when you under-produce.
At this point, saying Solar doesn’t work at night is kind of like saying cars don’t work without wheels. No one is getting solar without storage, just like no one is driving a car without wheels.
Batteries.
Batteries plus solar is still cheaper than all other power systems. It’s remarkable but true.
Several of my friends live in states with energy provider choice. Buying from the 100% green power providers is more expensive. Natural gas is extremely cheap after all.
Yep, the unreliability is exactly why buying from 100% green energy providers is more expensive than buying from natural gas providers. Batteries are extremely expensive, natural gas is cheap.
Source: Several of my friends live in states with energy provider choice; the green providers cost more.
Why do you think solar has to be local?