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The issue as you say in the beginning is capacity. Part of the solution is certainly energy storage (and here's tons of innovation happening here, ala tesla bat
by matt_wulfeck 10y ago
The issue as you say in the beginning is capacity. Part of the solution is certainly energy storage (and here's tons of innovation happening here, ala tesla batteries etc). The other part is smartening the grid to utilize the most power when it's the most available.
I can imagine a desalination plant that cranks during the hottest part of the day when electricity is cheapest, and slumbers during the night.
Of course most of these problems are usually issues of economics. When it becomes cheaper to do it then it will happen.
- tdb7893 10y agoThe problem right now is that if you look at it economically rooftop solar doesn't make a lot of sense and is mainly being driven by subsidies (which are being paid for by everyone else). My guess is that large scale commercial solar will end up generally more economical than rooftop solar.