4.6B Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment

Re:4.6B Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment by GrumpyNl on Thursday July 10, 2025 @02:14PM (#44523901)

Despite all the great technology and improvements over the years, consumer energy in Europe has never been so expensive.

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Re:4.6B Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment by ViewTrick1002 on Friday July 11, 2025 @12:52AM (#44528512)

We have started to tax carbon in form the of the ETS system while now LNG keeps being the marginal producer in the grid.

Meaning - the interconnection queue for storage and new renewables is absolutely enormous but getting enough online to meaningfully alter the electricity bills will take years.

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Re:4.6B Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment by specialist on Friday July 11, 2025 @11:00AM (#44532916)

In the USA, eg California, the cost of building out the grid we need (to achieve netzero) is mostly borne by retail consumers. Versus industry and data centers. (IIRC)

Obviously, this creates huge push back, threatening the transition to renewables.

The Correct Answer remains federal policy and support. Just like the New Deal Era's electrification of our country.

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