Location dependent.
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Not when talking the perspective of grid stability and cost. Without subsides solar or any scale cost us roughly 7x the price of a combine cycle unit. And the more solar on the grid the more fast acting stable power generation is required to backup.
Sure but for off grid in sunny locations it makes a lot of sense. I have used it on a small scale in an RV and also to extend power to a barn without having to run new wire. On a sail boat I can’t imagine a more reliable energy source. Solar allows us to push boundaries beyond where grids can reach. There’s also a lot of reason to want a non-grid dependent option even in the heart of the city. Grid tied solar is a shitcoin IMHO.
You’re arguing with yourself. This post was about grid decentralization.
The goal should always be cheap over abundant power. Solar is the exact opposite of that at scale.
Reread the original post. I read it to say grid=monopoly. Solar=optionality.
If it’s not connected to the grid then there’s zero decentralization. Only solar. Logic loop incomplete.
I’m trying to follow your argument and give you the benefit of the doubt that maybe I’m missing something but in what way is having distributed independent providers of power not decentralization? I’m here to learn, not to prove a point so open to the idea I’m wrong.
Independent solar systems to power a boat or an rv are single source power generators. Grids with multiple sources of power generation (solar being one). Form a web of decentralized power generators. In the large grid scale(which most of humanity needs to survive modern life) solar simply increases power cost and reduces reliability.