Wind and solar unbeatable for low cost new electricity::Onshore wind and solar photovoltaic technologies have maintained their position as the lowest cost form of new electricity generation, despite global supply

  • WagnasT@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    1 year ago

    I agree with all but the first point, that is entirely going to depend on your utility. My net meter plan happens to be 1:1 and it’s great because they also have peak/offpeak rates. I generally produce solar during the peak rates and consume most of my energy off peak by changing my habits a bit. My utility’s clean energy goals are counting on about 30% rooftop solar adoption by 2035 and they’re scaling up their storage to account for the growth so it doesn’t look like they’re going to push against it.

    • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      You could always just stash some electrons in a battery just for peak usage, when your solar panels aren’t online or aren’t able to contribute to 100% of your energy needs. A lot of these systems have a lot of options for when and where the energy goes.