Australia has high rates of adoption for rooftop solar. The interconnection is easy and permitting happens over night. And best of all, none of the fears associated with wide spread solar have materialized into real world problems.
Australia has high rates of adoption for rooftop solar. The interconnection is easy and permitting happens over night. And best of all, none of the fears associated with wide spread solar have materialized into real world problems.
Unable to predict electricity use and generation on a large scale, leading to unstable electricity network (e.g. peak generation at 12 o clock while everynone is working).
This seems like a problem that can be solved now that everything is connected to the Internet and has a computer inside. Turn on the water boiler only when the price is less than 10ct/kw. Run aircon or heater only when it’s cheap, and insulation will keep the temperature constant for half a day.
Insulation? In an Australian house? Not likely mate.
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