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Solar + batteries competes with wires by being distributed. You install as much generation as you need, right where you need it. In this context you could think
by taneq 6y ago
Solar + batteries competes with wires by being distributed. You install as much generation as you need, right where you need it. In this context you could think of it as a "wireless power receiver" and the sun as the transmitter.
- mr_toad 6y ago> You install as much generation as you need, right where you need it. You must live in a large, flat, country. Take a look at a topographical map of New Zealand.
- taneq 6y agoYep, and fair enough, NZ is a lot more bumpy. It's still not that difficult to install rooftop solar etc. in most situations, even if it's not applicable to every case, though.
- mr_toad 6y agoWind and hydro are more practical in many parts of New Zealand. They don’t call it Aotearoa for nothing.