I dont hate on solar panels. Solar panels + battery for the home makes it easier to be more self reliant and not reliant on the power grid. decentralized energy is the way
I'm not sure about the feasibility of very very large multi-megawatt solar farms with extremely large batteries, but for the average person on their own home solar is amazing. If you do the install yourself and search for surplus/used components it's possible to get 15-25kw/h per day power incoming via solar, and a 15-20kw/h battery bank for under $10k (with associated charge controllers, inverters, etc).
For a smallish-medium house with no electric heat that's about enough power to get by day to day without any grid usage for the most part.
I dont hate on solar panels. Solar panels + battery for the home makes it easier to be more self reliant and not reliant on the power grid. decentralized energy is the way
This 100%
I'm not sure about the feasibility of very very large multi-megawatt solar farms with extremely large batteries, but for the average person on their own home solar is amazing. If you do the install yourself and search for surplus/used components it's possible to get 15-25kw/h per day power incoming via solar, and a 15-20kw/h battery bank for under $10k (with associated charge controllers, inverters, etc).
For a smallish-medium house with no electric heat that's about enough power to get by day to day without any grid usage for the most part.