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> Solar power consists of next to nothing except the panels, the batteries and a few cables. You forgot the inverter, the supports, and optionally the solar tr
by cesarb 9y ago
> Solar power consists of next to nothing except the panels, the batteries and a few cables.
You forgot the inverter, the supports, and optionally the solar tracker. Also, batteries are optional; many installations, including in the megawatt range, don't have them. In fact, it's better to treat battery storage as something completely separate from solar power, since it can also be used with wind, or even with other sources like thermal.
- wongarsu 9y ago>You forgot the inverter, the supports, and optionally the solar tracker That's why I said "next to nothing", not "nothing". You're right that in a grid-connected setup you won't have batteries in the setup. Ideally, you don't want batteries anywhere in the grid and instead do pumped hydroelectric storage, but that's not possible everywhere.