Re:Tesla CTO: Batteries and Solar Will Lead to Cheap Electri...
by sitkack on Sunday July 19, 2015 @01:50PM
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> horribly inefficient
No. And I wasn't making a spec. I'd be optimizing for something else, installed base, know how and a population of contractors kickstarted into action. This was a minimum, not forcing people to ONLY install 1kw.
http://www.wholesalesolar.com/1977311/astronergy/solar-panel...
If we are arguing over buck or boost when it comes to solar penetration we arguing at the wrong abstraction level.
This is why politicians need to stay away and let the market do its job. It's too easy to let ignorance or some temporary set of circumstances lead you to impose costly and harmful regulations with far-reaching effects.