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Yes, because I like to have power at night ;)

• lloeki 10y ago
  Smooth out power delivery with energy storage such as batteries?
• natch 10y ago
  Since you seem not to have thought of it, you can also get power from the grid at night. Or from batteries. The grid gets its power from diverse sources. So your logic doesn't quite hold up.
  • phil21 10y ago
    Your logic doesn't hold up. You cannot ignore externalities when... arguing against them to begin with. I'd much rather live with a nuclear power station in my backyard, than install solar knowing I'm robbing those who can't afford it for my usage of the free grid battery. Rooftop solar as implemented today is not sustainable, and is a regressive tax. So the only honest way to do this is with your own energy storage - e.g. batteries. I do agree the allure of being completely off-grid sounds great, until you price it out. So I choose nuclear reactor in my backyard until energy storage tech catches up.
    • Graphon1 10y ago
      > Rooftop solar as implemented today is not sustainable, and is a regressive tax. So are electric cars. Both are solvable problems, and will be solved as adoption increases.