Author spends one sentence glossing over the problem of power storage
AI & Technology
2015-10-23

Author spends one sentence glossing over the problem of power storage. Too few people pay attention to the phase offset of the electricity demand curve and the solar generation curve. Using the grid as a battery (net metering) doesn't work when everyone has solar and is selling to the grid 4-5 hrs/day and wants power the other 19-20. These challenges get papered over by the religious hype of solar techn. I say this as someone who bought large solar installation. https://lnkd.in/eMzR5vp

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2014/09/1...
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