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Re:How cheap does solar power need to get before it takes ov... by amazon_not on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @06:11AM (#11525937)
> Or if you just flat-out want to move the facility somewhere it will be more useful.

While an interesting theory, I can't think of a single scenario where this would be economically justified.

> 2) They can be efficiently decentralized, which benefits reliability, and decreases transmission loss.

Transmission losses are about 6%, so not really any economic gain.

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Re:How cheap does solar power need to get before it takes ov... by erikpukinskis on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @10:44PM (#11531923)
Wouldn't that be a 6% economic gain?
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Re:How cheap does solar power need to get before it takes ov... by amazon_not on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @02:14AM (#11532586)
Only if your local generation plus battery system is equivalent or cheaper at providing power than the grid. Most battery systems aren't profitable even if power is free. So, no.
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