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Re:Israeli Researchers Produce Green Hydrogen with 90% Effic... by jakewins on Thursday August 17, 2023 @01:49PM (#37165508)
Rooftop solar in Australia is now cheaper in some jurisdictions than transmission per kWh. Meaning, if I tried to build a nuke or any other centralized generator and I gave the electricity away for free, rooftop solar would still be cheaper per kWh because consumers don’t need to pay to maintain transmission infrastructure..

Of course, only when the sun is shining. But it’s an incredible Lego block we’ve got to play with in building this new energy system, zero marginal cost generation.

Re:Israeli Researchers Produce Green Hydrogen with 90% Effic... by slashdev on Thursday August 17, 2023 @05:06PM (#37168075)
> Rooftop solar in Australia is now cheaper in some jurisdictions than transmission per kWh

That is mind blowing to me. There’s definitely an argument to be made for decentralizing the grid.