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I don't think Li-ion plants are free... My point is that there are situations when problems can be solved with efficiency/renewables/new technology or with bui
by jartelt 10y ago
I don't think Li-ion plants are free... My point is that there are situations when problems can be solved with efficiency/renewables/new technology or with building more traditional power plants and infrastructure. Utilities have tended to go the traditional power plant/infrastructure route because they know it and because they get a set rate of return on things they build and rate base. With the traditional utility model, they do not make much money if they make it easier for people to install solar on their house or if they incentivize people to switch to LEDs.
- dragontamer 10y agoThose solutions didn't exist 10 years ago, and it takes ~10 years to get a lot of these projects started.
- alsadi 10y agoBecause they did not invest in it. Becuase they fight it. LED was not invented in 2017.
- dragontamer 10y agoLEDs were expensive. From my experience, its "grassroot" old guys who just don't like the new "color" of LEDs. True, LEDs were invented decades ago, but the "proper color" ("Warm White") wasn't really available until recently. Now that LEDs are the proper color for internal homes, people are beginning to use them. They're still far more expensive than incandescent bulbs, so a lot of people (who don't run the calcs on their electricity bill) still prefer the older bulbs.