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Decentralized is not really the problem here: it's more about the links between each installation and the surplus. It's harder to see it with electricity, but t
by gregoriol 8y ago
Decentralized is not really the problem here: it's more about the links between each installation and the surplus. It's harder to see it with electricity, but think as if it was water for example: if people were pumping water at home and pushing it into pipes to others, and not that many water was actually needed, where would it go?
- js8 8y agoBy decentralization I mean something different, decentralization of energy production. The fact that, say, a village can decide to install a solar panel array to satisfy some of their energy demands, and they don't have to rely on powerful (and often global) energy companies who mine coal or process oil, is an important game changer in terms of power relations between people.
- pjc50 8y agoYou just have to buy the solar panels from a global megacorp instead. Don't get me wrong, this kind of decentralisation can be very effective in small isolated communities such as the Scottish islands, but for most places doing it locally is both more difficult and more expensive.
- Dylan16807 8y ago> You just have to buy the solar panels from a global megacorp instead. That's still a massive improvement in competition. But I'm pretty sure it's also not true and tons of companies make solar panels.