Still you are focused on the costs of the solar infrastructure, not integrating it into the grid. Here in the northeast, we are faced with extreme delays on all renewable connections to the PJM grid, causing us to almost lose our offshore wind project and many community solar and battery projects did collapse. PJM (who run the grid for 14 states from Virginia to Ohio and Pennsylvania) just doesn't understand how to integrate renewables and storage projects onto the grid. Distributed energy with smart systems can greatly improve grid resiliency, but the rules have to change to reflect those new systems. Here are some resources discussing these issues: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/virtual-power-plants/hundreds-of-new-yorkers-got-free-batteries-to-clean-up-the-grid
That’s true! It’s because I address it here:
https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/can-solar-costs-keep-shrinking?r=36xnz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Still you are focused on the costs of the solar infrastructure, not integrating it into the grid. Here in the northeast, we are faced with extreme delays on all renewable connections to the PJM grid, causing us to almost lose our offshore wind project and many community solar and battery projects did collapse. PJM (who run the grid for 14 states from Virginia to Ohio and Pennsylvania) just doesn't understand how to integrate renewables and storage projects onto the grid. Distributed energy with smart systems can greatly improve grid resiliency, but the rules have to change to reflect those new systems. Here are some resources discussing these issues: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/virtual-power-plants/hundreds-of-new-yorkers-got-free-batteries-to-clean-up-the-grid
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/governors-pjm-capacity-market-auction-opsi-p3-ls-power/731186/
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-resilience-extreme-weather-planning-aps-duke-epri/725820/
https://www.bayjournal.com/news/energy/with-electricity-prices-rising-groups-blame-slow-rollout-of-renewables/article_cb7290b2-91a1-11ef-aa11-3738a0d6d187.html
https://evergreenaction.com/blog/four-ways-states-can-meet-ai-energy-demand-with-clean-energy-1