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That wiki page does not really give me any context. I see here [0] that solar is ~4% of TX electricity supply vs Germany's ~8%. [1] Texas has twice the land a

That wiki page does not really give me any context. I see here [0] that solar is ~4% of TX electricity supply vs Germany's ~8%. [1] Texas has twice the land area and 50 million less people taking up space. Let's not even consider the relative insolation. It seems to me that Texas could do a lot more. I wonder if investment in Texas PV would be more attractive if you could sell the power to other states in non-summer months. As I understand it, a solar farm in Texas would not be connected to the national grids, correct? [0] https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/2022/sep/energy.php https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/2022/sep/... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Germany

babelthuap 3y ago
I will personally give you context. Nobody in my neighborhood is doing solar panels. Why? Because we don't want that on our roof. It looks like shit ok. It ruins the look of the house. We have enough coin to not do it and waste as much energy as we want. If you want to do it then go for it. I personally do not care what you think or do with your own coin. If you want to put solar panels on top of your car, on your lawnmower DO IT. I will not and never will. Nothing you can do about it.