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   Dr. Eric J. Fielding, PhD (ericfielding@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 09:15:46 JST Dr. Eric J. Fielding, PhD

   • Tony Arcieri 🌹🦀

   @bascule To be fair, installed capacity of solar is at least 3-4 times larger than the average power output in the best locations.

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     Dr. Eric J. Fielding, PhD (ericfielding@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 13:24:47 JST Dr. Eric J. Fielding, PhD

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     • Gray Rockin' Evelyn

     @Gorfram @bascule Yes, solar energy systems only produce electricity during the day, and even when the Sun is above the horizon, the amount of solar energy drops away from the middle of the day and away from the summer when the Sun is highest. The high peak of solar power in the middle of the day is a problem now in California, especially in April when the Sun is strong but few are using air conditioning. They have to temporarily disconnect some solar panels then.

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     Gray Rockin' Evelyn (gorfram@beige.party)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 13:24:48 JST Gray Rockin' Evelyn

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     • Tony Arcieri 🌹🦀

     @EricFielding @bascule Isn't that inherent in the nature of of solar energy systems (& electrical energy systems in general?)
     You have to have enough capacity to handle peak consumption; but your average consumption/output is going to be much lower than that.