Batteries are now cheap enough to make 24/7 solar power affordable, unlocking round-the-clock clean energy in the world’s sunniest cities.
  • ikt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    38·
    3 days ago

    It’s true for me, 6.6kw solar system, 10kwh battery, I pretty much never run out of of power now, my grid usage is background noise

  • LordXDnl
    181·
    3 days ago

    I would say, of all the forms of power, solar comes the closest to actually sleeping

  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
    21·
    2 days ago

    Latitude and clouds really matter in these calculations. Further up north, the light gets weaker, so you’ll need to compensate with more panels. Also, the sunny hours fluctuate wildly between the short days in winter and short nights in summer.

    The article mentioned Birmingham, and in that case, solar is just one of the many power sources they’ll need. Solar can support the mix, and in the summer it could even dominate for a while. They’ll still need a lot more from other sources.

    The closer to the equator you are, the more sense it makes to use solar power. In places like Germany, it’s already fine, in Greece it’s really good. Anywhere south of that, it’s clearly the best solution.