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When talking visions of the future, aim higher - get rid of the power lines altogether. Every building should have it's entire footprint as solar panels, and e

by grecy 5y ago

When talking visions of the future, aim higher - get rid of the power lines altogether. Every building should have it's entire footprint as solar panels, and enough batteries to last the night. Imagine all the money saved on power lines and maintenance of them. Especially in sunny California this is a no-brainier.

gizmondo 5y ago
That saves no money at all, because you still need it for the cloudy day or week.
- zbrozek 5y ago
  Or use a generator when that happens. At my place that would be a week or two per year.
- epistasis 5y ago
  Even cloudy days produce power. Charging the car at a grid connected point instead of at home would probably shift enough usage to last a week.