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They are putting solar all over the UK. Today's panels are so efficient that cloudy weather is fine.
by tchaffee 4y ago
They are putting solar all over the UK. Today's panels are so efficient that cloudy weather is fine.
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- belorn 4y agoThe economics of that when you have to include storage is different than places with almost no cloudy weather. There isn't much interest to invest in solar + storage solutions without subsidizes. Solar/wind in combination with natural gas is very profitable in the UK as long the natural gas is cheap enough. Right now that is not the case so the cost of the energy grid in UK is extremely high, and much higher than in solar heavy countries located next to deserts that don't need to use natural gas to cover all those rainy and snowy days.
- tchaffee 4y agoThat's just not true. The most recent large scale solar plants in the UK are being built without subsidies and by for-profit businesses. The technology is improving so rapidly you can't use stats from last year.