Not speaking about any specific type of solar, I saw a recent stat that solar was the cheapest source for new energy.
- Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On May 7, 2020, at 7:48 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > I think the big problem is how to fill in the energy voids. That is, during > night or other times when usage exceeds generation. > > Tying to the grid is the easy solution but I can see why the energy companies > are resisting that: they sell less electricity - and get less revenue - but > still need to maintain the same staff and infrastructure to be ready for you > at any moment. Here, in the pacific NW, it's not as big a deal since most of > the power comes from hydro. But it certainly is a resistance factor if your > peak power comes from fossil fuels. > > The complete solution will require massive amounts of energy storage. As > everyone knows, this is expensive to build and not particularly efficient. I > hope we can come up with inexpensive, safe storage that can be distributed to > every point of use. > > Peri > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Willie via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Cc: "Willie" <wmckem...@gmail.com> > Sent: 07-May-20 7:23:35 AM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] EV Digest, Vol 91, Issue 6 > >> >> >>> On 5/7/20 8:54 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: >>> It's really supportive to hear Tim's and Larry's testimony. So often I hear >>> or read that solar is too problematic because we need massive solar farms, >>> which will be expensive and have significant ecological impact. (My >>> speculation: this comes from energy company propaganda, indicating they >>> don't want to take losses on their current infrastructure or loose a source >>> of revenue.) >> >> With abundant ground space and no HOA, I've been astonished how cheaply PV >> can be installed. My current cost estimate is ~$.30/watt including all >> material but not labor. Selling at local wholesale rates and with no >> incentives, my payback period is about 5 years. 3-4 years if I am avoiding >> retail rates. If someone wants to argue that PV is expensive, I am >> certainly willing to set them straight. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html >> INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >> > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
