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As ever, Volts did a really good episode on this: https://www.volts.wtf/p/how-to-make-rooftop-solar-power-as https://www.volts.wtf/p/how-to-make-rooftop-solar-
by black_puppydog 2mo ago
As ever, Volts did a really good episode on this:
https://www.volts.wtf/p/how-to-make-rooftop-solar-power-as https://www.volts.wtf/p/how-to-make-rooftop-solar-power-as
Worth a listen, both to learn about how ridiculous the US situation is, and just how good the "news" of abundant solar is.
- Wacari 2mo agoDavid Roberts does not have an EE degree and misunderstands anything related to power system operations. Great for positive vibes and LCOE parading tho.
- red-iron-pine 2mo agoelaborate
- sanderjd 2mo agoI'm way less skeptical of Roberts than the parent commenter appears to be, but IMO he is more of a policy person than an engineering person. I still find the podcast very useful, with this lens in mind. There are other podcasts that get deeper into the engineering substance, and it's totally ok for different things to have different emphases.
- dataengineer56 2mo agoWhat does "LCOE" stand for?
- stoneman24 2mo agoPerhaps Low Cost Of Electricity?
- cinntaile 2mo agoYour sibling comment is right. It stands for Levelized Cost Of Electricity.
- dataengineer56 2mo agoI'm not asking for guesses thank you (especially if they turn out to be incorrect).
- stoneman24 2mo agoI stand corrected and educated.
- collinmcnulty 2mo agoLevelized cost of electricity. All the costs that go into producing from a given source (capex and opex) divided by the total power generated.
- danans 2mo ago> All the costs that go into producing from a given source (capex and opex) divided by the total power generated ... total energy generated.
- collinmcnulty 2mo agoGood catch! One of my own biggest pet peeves too
- cinntaile 2mo agoYou could try using arguments instead of an appeal to authority fallacy?
- triceratops 2mo ago> David Roberts does not have an EE degree Elon Musk doesn't have an automotive or aeronautical engineering degree. People can understand work they don't have a degree in. > misunderstands anything related to power system operations Do you have some examples?
- 0cf8612b2e1e 2mo agoGood thing he just interviews the technical experts who do. He more or less just gives people in the energy industry a megaphone to discuss the things they are doing.