• MyOneEyedWilly@real.lemmy.fanEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    Curious what the current average cost is for solar on a home? Sadly I haven’t been keeping up with the technology to really have a frame of reference. 🤔

  • Altofaltception@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 months ago

    Don’t forget, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was just in China to protect US interests - this time because China has flooded the market with cheap solar panels.

    We can’t have solar power becoming affordable and accessible for most people.

    • shiroininja@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 months ago

      I’ve said it a million times, we had the opportunity to get into the market early under Bush JR, but he shot down investing in the tech. Now who is one of the top exporters?

  • roofuskit@lemmy.world
    1·
    6 months ago

    Cynicism aside, there are genuine engineering and logistical problems with relying too heavily on solar power. Storage and distribution being chief among them.

  • CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml
    0·
    6 months ago

    Energy generation requires intense planning as the amount generated has to be spent immediately.

    Reason all countries require some sort of permission before installing solar power to your roof is this; as you can’t just add more power to your grid without addressing proper storage for excess electricity or decreasing certain plant outputs.

    • orrk@lemmy.world
      0·
      6 months ago

      decreasing certain plant outputs.

      let’s be honest, this is the real threat, oil/coal/natgas based power production would take a hit midday, because at the end of the day, the shareholder is simply more equal than you are, and he is owed the income

      • aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com
        1·
        5 months ago

        no, it’s an engineering reason. The total energy into the grid has to equal the total energy out, and large generation plants can’t just be spun up and down at will. The generation network has to coordinate changes in capacity and synchronize resulting line frequency shifts.