Re:Solar is dirt-cheap and about to get even more powerful
by goodpoint on Monday July 12, 2021 @01:16PM
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Scale and network effects are complex and non-linear and need to be understood beyond simplistic slogans.
The efficiency of solar panels stays the same with the number of panels deployed next to each other.
The infrastructure to transport electricity (pylons, cabling, transformers) becomes more expensive with increasing capacity. Less centralization requires less transport.
Not sure about that. In general it's centralization that reduces maintenance costs. Centralizing in terms of location lets you use bigger, more efficient hardware, and gives you economies of scale. Centralizing ownership reduces administrative costs and allows for savings not possible with distributed ownership.
I do see the various benefits of everyone running their own energy production, but costs and reliability aren't them.