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Obvious choice (thelemmy.club)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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[–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Well, we could also stop adding a certain percentage of biofuel to our cars. The land that we gain from that, if covered by solar panels, would produce enough energy to cover all our energy demand.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Also a great idea. One of the things I think is good about putting it everywhere, though, is that it cuts transmission requirements+losses and increases resilience by having the generation be localised.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Eh, we’ve done pretty well with transmitting power. So although I do agree that spreading the load is always better, it should not be compromising the costs. As putting it “everywhere” also comes with some downsides.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Transmission losses are quite large and long distance transmission lines use fairly limited resources. Just getting a grid connection is the bottleneck in renewable projects in the UK right now.

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