EPA Moves to Cancel $7B in Grants for Solar Energy

Re:EPA Moves to Cancel $7B in Grants for Solar Energy by adgjlsfhk1 on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @04:26PM (#44803795)

rooftop solar saves transmission cost and doesn't require storage.

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Re:EPA Moves to Cancel $7B in Grants for Solar Energy by gregbot on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @04:14PM (#44817150)

Nothing “requires” storage, but if you want power at night or during a cloudy week you need it or you need dispatchable generation like gas or nuclear

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Re:EPA Moves to Cancel $7B in Grants for Solar Energy by adgjlsfhk1 on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @04:32PM (#44817427)

right. the fun point were at is that solar+gas is cheaper than gas. it's worth buying solar panels just so you don't have to burn the extra gas

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Re:EPA Moves to Cancel $7B in Grants for Solar Energy by gregbot on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @05:36PM (#44818143)

Thats what i would like to know lol

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Re:EPA Moves to Cancel $7B in Grants for Solar Energy by ben_w on Thursday August 07, 2025 @06:21AM (#44822717)

You already got the answer. This has been demonstrated. Yes, PV+gas is cheaper than gas.

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