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> Where? Almost the entire world? The sun is up for less than 9.5 hours in winter unless you are very close to the equator.[1][2][3][4] And that's assuming 0%
by dahfizz 3y ago
> Where?
Almost the entire world? The sun is up for less than 9.5 hours in winter unless you are very close to the equator.[1][2][3][4]
And that's assuming 0% cloud coverage. In reality, places like Germany only get an hour or two of real sunshine a day in the winter[5].
[1] https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/new-york https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/new-york
[2] https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco
[3] https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/spain/madrid https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/spain/madrid
[4] https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/china/beijing https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/china/beijing
[5] https://www.statista.com/statistics/982758/average-sunshine-hours-germany/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/982758/average-sunshine-...
- jmopp 3y agoThe middle of winter in Europe, North America, and Asia is the middle of summer in South America, Southern Africa and Australia. Yes, global transmission of electricity is a problem. But the problem is not a global lack of sunshine.
- SamPatt 3y agoLand - and thus population - is not evenly distributed across the globe, there is far more of both in the northern hemisphere. Global transmission of electricity isn't a "problem," it's non-existant.