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Someone should run numbers to see if this will be economically viable, since output during morning and evening will be much lower, meaning electricity cost will
by riku_iki 3y ago
Someone should run numbers to see if this will be economically viable, since output during morning and evening will be much lower, meaning electricity cost will be much more expensive after offsetting cost of panels, installation and maintenance.
- Scoundreller 3y agoOutput at the morning and evening should be higher with steeper panels as the sun hasn’t moved up as much. It is a hit to total production, but kWh aren’t fungible throughout the day. The morning and evening kWh are becoming worth more than the mid-day ones.
- aidenn0 3y agoTo do the comparison, it should be compared roughly with the cost of building (batteries + traditional solar). I say "roughly" because batteries can do more than levelize solar, they can levelize other intermittent sources as well, and can provide power on foggy mornings and/or evenings, while vertical solar cannot.