Friday, August 5, 2022

Grid Level Solar is Like Grid Level Refrigeration

There are a lot of grid level solar projects. I think those projects are really stupid. In theory it "makes sense" because they can produce power, possibly, for less than other forms of electricity generation plus there are scam government subsidies, etc... that distort the real costs of everything.

However, if it's really true that solar is cheaper than natural gas power, for example, it's even cheaper for residents to build their own system. The centralized production of electricity with solar is based on the current-day scenario that few people have solar power systems of their own. It's like refrigeration back in say 1920 or something. When the first electric power fridges came out, there were probably people providing centralized fridge or ice making services. That still happens in Amish country. Today, though, there's hardly any centralized fridges, because it makes zero sense.

The grid level solar projects are doomed. Wind power is probably double doomed because solar will keep getting cheaper.

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