I did, and I also think its great in situations with grid connections. Its the best and cheapest way up to date to reduce dependecies from electricity companies. You can even be at their same level and sell them the extra electricity you produce.
I have never seen a war yet started because a country has more sun, but non-renewable energy deposits are a big point of conflict
I dont want to pay 3x - 5x and not be able to afford electricity like the Danes, or Germans.
Solar does *not* replace reliable power gen, as it is *not* acceptable to have power blackouts in the west.
You may not sell electricity you don’t have. You will have to find reliable power gen sellers from abroad to bail you out.
Not saying solar should be the only option, but the more technologies and diversification a country has, the more resilient it is to crisis.
Germany is a good example on not having a diversified enough grid. The dependance on natural gas through the Nord Streams was a huge big point of failure as it can be seen still nowadys.
Europe should generate electrcity from every possible source available, and if in a relatively "free" market there is the option for solar then why not? Obviously Im totally against the corruption and subventions around "green" energies.
100% agree on diversification of energy sources.
Where I diverge is I clearly distinguish high density energy generation - coal, nuclear, nat gas, hydro - vs low density - solar, wind.
In the case of Germany anti-human moves of shutting down cheap, safe, reliable domestic production in coal and nuclear plants increased energy poverty, and caused businesses to move abroad or shut down.
The UK/Ukr military sabotage of a nat gas pipeline certainly did not help Germany.
I dont think Europe understands or will ever understand free markets.
Mandating solar in “sunny” Germany certainly is not free market.
Nor is it free market for folks to not be able to opt out of high cost, intermittent, and unreliable solar gen.
The fact that this enormous energy companies exist, permits the corruption of the free energy market. German policies shutting down nuclear plant knowing that their renewables source were not even close to substitute made a lot of gas companies happy, and the ex-politixians that casually ended up in these companies too.
I dont like that big energy projects like nuclear plants and huge coal mines are very dependant on politics and public funding, but 100.000 houses with solar pannels and a battery each are way more diffucult to manipulate.
I understand your point though, I am seeing this from a spanish perspective. 🌞🌞
