Go Solar they said

[Manonthestreet]

Never mind the infrastructure to distribute it at a competitive price. CA is truly an example of how not to do anything.

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/california-solar-power-oversupply-problem-19953942.php

A new analysis by Los Angeles Times staff writer Melody Petersen found major problems in the state’s current solar economy. Oversupply of solar power is causing California’s operators to regularly halt production or even pay electricity traders to take power off their hands. Sometimes, other states snag the extra energy for cheap. Meanwhile, California residents, businesses and factories pay around two to three times as much for power as the national average.

 

[mamooth]

So, you're saying an oversupply of solar power proves solar is bad?

How exactly does that logic work?

A logical argument would be that the grid needs updates to handle the load, not that solar power is bad.

 

[Manonthestreet]

So, you're saying an oversupply of solar power proves solar is bad?

How exactly does that logic work?

A logical argument would be that the grid needs updates to handle the load, not that solar power is bad.

So you're saying crapping planning and over priced energy is fantastic. typical lib

 

[White 6]

So, you're saying an oversupply of solar power proves solar is bad?

How exactly does that logic work?

A logical argument would be that the grid needs updates to handle the load, not that solar power is bad.

I have nothing against solar, but doubt you will be relying on it to heat your house, tomorrow at 7 AM when your temp is supposed to be 13 degree, winds Northwest at 16-19 mile an hour.

 

[Harry Dresden]

So, you're saying an oversupply of solar power proves solar is bad?

How exactly does that logic work?

A logical argument would be that the grid needs updates to handle the load, not that solar power is bad.

cal cant even manage their pot industry....and in the time i lived there they couldnt manage their power industry either....to many fucking people....

 

[Captain Caveman]

Never mind the infrastructure to distribute it at a competitive price. CA is truly an example of how not to do anything.

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/california-solar-power-oversupply-problem-19953942.php

A new analysis by Los Angeles Times staff writer Melody Petersen found major problems in the state’s current solar economy. Oversupply of solar power is causing California’s operators to regularly halt production or even pay electricity traders to take power off their hands. Sometimes, other states snag the extra energy for cheap. Meanwhile, California residents, businesses and factories pay around two to three times as much for power as the national average.

The grid always works on demand. If demand is not there, the solar panels are unplugged and the wind turbine brakes are put on. But an investor in this equipment to the tune of hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars is not going to invest if there's no reliability to income. Hence the payments for none production. And that's what makes green energy expensive.

Coal, gas, and nuclear plants were cranked up or down, no so with the junk renewables.

 

[justoffal]

Never mind the infrastructure to distribute it at a competitive price. CA is truly an example of how not to do anything.

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/california-solar-power-oversupply-problem-19953942.php

A new analysis by Los Angeles Times staff writer Melody Petersen found major problems in the state’s current solar economy. Oversupply of solar power is causing California’s operators to regularly halt production or even pay electricity traders to take power off their hands. Sometimes, other states snag the extra energy for cheap. Meanwhile, California residents, businesses and factories pay around two to three times as much for power as the national average.

Yep.... It is definitely FUBAR ..

 

[elektra]

So, you're saying an oversupply of solar power proves solar is bad?

How exactly does that logic work?

A logical argument would be that the grid needs updates to handle the load, not that solar power is bad.

No, a logical argument would look at the problem technically and economically and not with your ignorant imagination.

 

[elektra]

How great, build billions of dollars of solar panels, then when the solar farms fail, imagine the problem is the grid?

Niw spend trillions on a grid, we do not need.

 

[justoffal]

How great, build billions of dollars of solar panels, then when the solar farms fail, imagine the problem is the grid?

Niw spend trillions on a grid, we do not need.

Solar is an interim tech at best and will have a supplementary role going forward. Physics, economy and practicality will all converge into one intractable need leading to nuclear technologies if the push to leave hydrocarbon combustion behind continues. Politics will be ignored.

 

[elektra]

Solar is an interim tech at best and will have a supplementary role going forward. Physics, economy and practicality will all converge into one intractable need leading to nuclear technologies if the push to leave hydrocarbon combustion behind continues. Politics will be ignored.

Solar is a huge waste of money and was never ever needed. Solar is a giant scam that pays off the politicians for dictating Solar will be used

 

[justoffal]

The grid always works on demand. If demand is not there, the solar panels are unplugged and the wind turbine brakes are put on. But an investor in this equipment to the tune of hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars is not going to invest if there's no reliability to income. Hence the payments for none production. And that's what makes green energy expensive.

Coal, gas, and nuclear plants were cranked up or down, no so with the junk renewables.

Very true...there's no way to throttle the production of a solar panel installation except to spill it back to the grid...a grid which has already maxed out amperage-wise and will burn down
If not protected in some way from the overload.

 

[justoffal]

Solar is a huge waste of money and was never ever needed. Solar is a giant scam that pays off the politicians for dictating Solar will be used

It certainly has become just that

 

[elektra]

It certainly has become just that

Become? it has always been that. Which does not mean there are some places solar makes sense like on the top of a camper. Solar is not good on a commercial level

 

[justoffal]

Become, it has always been that which does not mean there are some places solar makes sense. Solar is not good on a commercial level

No it isn't....I ran a 2 meg industrial installation for about five years as a supplement to our Generating station....to date the damn thing still hasn't paid for itself. Over five years degradation was about 15 percent.

 

[elektra]

No it isn't....I ran a 2 meg industrial installation for about five years as a supplement to our Generating station....to date the damn thing still hasn't paid for itself. Over five years degradation was about 15 percent.

How could you reply to a comment so poorly written. I can hardly tell what I meant

 

[San Souci]

Never mind the infrastructure to distribute it at a competitive price. CA is truly an example of how not to do anything.

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/california-solar-power-oversupply-problem-19953942.php

A new analysis by Los Angeles Times staff writer Melody Petersen found major problems in the state’s current solar economy. Oversupply of solar power is causing California’s operators to regularly halt production or even pay electricity traders to take power off their hands. Sometimes, other states snag the extra energy for cheap. Meanwhile, California residents, businesses and factories pay around two to three times as much for power as the national average.

True. Solar is worthless.