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Texans basically should view grid independent home solar as a minimum requirement. Between this and the ice storm s couple years ago Texas has shown itself inc
by AtlasBarfed 2y ago
Texans basically should view grid independent home solar as a minimum requirement.
Between this and the ice storm s couple years ago Texas has shown itself incapable of utility grade service.
In general I think the disaster resilience afforded by home solar is simply not valued enough by subsidies and incentives policies.
- standardUser 2y agoTexas is a highly urbanized state and a significant number of families don't have the ability to install home solar, so it cannot be viewed as 'minimum requirement' and some other solution is neccesary.
- chgs 2y agoMaybe people could club together and form some form of group which provides that minimum requirement for the whole area. You could perhaps have an equal say in the group, and have a meeting every few years where you elect some people to run the thing on your behalf.
- quitit 2y agoMy guess is it'll meet the same fate as municipal broadband. (i.e. It is explicitly outlawed in Texas.¹) 1. https://law.justia.com/codes/texas/2005/ut/002.00.000054.00.html https://law.justia.com/codes/texas/2005/ut/002.00.000054.00....
- standardUser 2y agoOr the state government could implement a regulatory regime that ensures its citizens have reliable electricity. A feat the other 49 states seem to have mostly accomplished.
- tstrimple 2y agoWe must have very different definitions of urbanized. Hundreds of square miles of suburbs doesn't quite count as "urbanized".
- fy20 2y agoIn my country the price of roof mount solar is now under €2000 for 10kWp. That includes government subsidies, however they are not that high (€350 per kWp). Texas is a much richer economy than where I live, so I see no reason why it couldn't be a requirement, at least for single family homes.
- _heimdall 2y agoWith a subsidu of €350 per kWp, does that mean the government subsidizes €3500 for the roof mounted solar that you quoted at €2000 for 10kWp? If so that seems like a pretty substantial subsidy to me, the government is covering around 63% of the total cost.
- bsder 2y ago> Texans basically should view grid independent home solar as a minimum requirement. And then hail punches through your solar panels and you have to pay for that. If there were a cheap, easy solution, people would have done it already.
- throwaway4220 2y agohttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/2013/HAIL.png https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/2013/HAIL.png Here is a hail map. https://solarpower.guide/solar-energy-insights/infographics/states-most-solar-installations_thumb.png https://solarpower.guide/solar-energy-insights/infographics/... Here is a rough solar install map I think it’s not necesarily true that people avoid Solar because of hail, although anecdotally I know a friend who is reluctant for this very reason That being said, flooding happens very often and yet homes in Houston are not flood proof. And let’s not get into the whole cheap energy from carbon sources being subsidized
- vel0city 2y agoI have multiple friends who have had significant damage to their home solar setups this year alone due to hail and high winds in North Texas. Some who didn't have hail damage are now having difficulty getting other roof damage repaired because in order for their warranty to be valid they need certain people to remove the panels before other roof work can be done. But those people are massively backed up by all the other people needing panels removed/reinstalled/replaced.
- AtlasBarfed 2y agoTruly an insurmountable problem for our civilization. Well, better keep driving 5mpg trucks and dying when the power company fails then.
- vel0city 2y agoThose people predominantly drive EVs...