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That still doesn't answer their question. Why does the sun going down at night matter for people who are still tied to the grid?
by petersellers 8y ago
That still doesn't answer their question. Why does the sun going down at night matter for people who are still tied to the grid?
- another-one-off 8y agoIf I move into a house with a grid connection only, I budget on power costs = cost of grid connection + grid power price. If I move to a house with solar panels, I budget on power costs = cost of grid connection + X * grid power price + (1-X) * solar price (which is the capital cost of the panels smoothed out over their useful life). The issue here is that I can't maneuver into a situation where my power price = solar price without sacrificing my ability to do anything after sundown without candles. Clearly, the true cost of power in a solar-enabled house is going to be higher than the cost of the solar panels.