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The US does not have a nationwide electric grid, so adding more solar power in Arizona or Florida can't supply Wisconsin with electricity. Early solar farms we
by philipkglass 2y ago
The US does not have a nationwide electric grid, so adding more solar power in Arizona or Florida can't supply Wisconsin with electricity.
Early solar farms were very concentrated in sunny states because the equipment was expensive enough that they couldn't make money elsewhere. As solar equipment has fallen in price, there are more places where a solar farm can turn a profit. That's why solar farms are now being built in places like Wisconsin. States like Arizona are still adding solar farms each year but now less sunny states are also building solar farms because falling equipment prices have made it practical.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> US does not have a nationwide electric grid, so adding more solar power in Arizona or Florida can't supply Wisconsin with electricity The Midcontinent ISO stretches into East Texas [1]. A unified grid wouldn't solve the problem, because it's one of transmission capacity and thus cost, not integration. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midcontinent_Independent_System_Operator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midcontinent_Independent_Syste...