11 pointsby alephnerd13 hours ago4 comments
  • aitchnyuan hour ago
    Why do they choose the systems which dont export power, which I assume are much more expensive? Is it a chicken and egg problem of unreliable grid, ie only when grid is powered, solar systems export power to the grid?
  • dzonga7 hours ago
    cheap chinese panels & lithium batteries have been a godsend in africa.

    for households they're mostly enough. but not yet that cheap to power industrialization - you still need hydrocarbons for that.

  • adrianN12 hours ago
    Natural gas grids will face a similar problem as people switch to heat pumps.
    • intexpress10 hours ago
      Not sure about the calculation for home heating, but for hot water it is still ideal to have an instant gas hot water system. Heat pump hot water systems are expensive (to install and to service) and take up a lot of space.
    • 11 hours ago
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