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Gas imports or solar panels? (media.piefed.zip)
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Gas imports or solar panels?
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[–] 14 points 8 months ago (4 children)

You forgot battery storage (200 usd/kWh) and non-generation use for natgas.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    Also, that's a year for the solar panels to get 1.5 TWh but the tanker probably makes that in a month.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Well the argument was about energy cost. 1.5 TWh is 1.5 TWh, however you choose to spread it out.

    You seem to be worrying about power, which is a fair but separate issue to be concerned about.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    It's important for full conversion of the grid, but for just cost of energy, it isn't needed. While 100% of the generated energy is used during the day there's nothing left to store. I think a lot of places are still in this situation. But yeah, the more solar you build the more important that cost becomes.

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