I live in the northeast region of USA and I have solar panels. Not the sunniest region by far, but the electricity my panels produce is always more than sufficient. If you live in a region with a lot more sunlight, solar panels are a no-brainer. The more people that have them reduce the strain on the grid, helping your neighbors in the time of heavy demand.
So --- how is that work'n for you at night? Do you have a grid tie? If so, I's suppose you qualify as a SOLAR RACKETEER, probably getting paid too much for any power you produce and not paying for the services you get from your utility, which other customers must pay for. If you want to be your own utility ----fine. Just cut the grid tie.
@@SeattlePioneer As it happens, I am grid-tied and do get credit for the excess electricity I send back to the grid, but that's helping the grid. As well, every user pays a $10 monthly fee just to be hooked up to grid, so they're getting that from me, although I don't pay it directly because it just comes out of the credit. I'm helping the grid to not be overburdened. I don't make up the rules. Am I a bad guy for taking advantage of the program the state allows?
Just as business lobbies for benefits and perqs from government, so do environmentalists lobby for goodies for their favored constituents. So you are just another business person milking the system for all you can get. No worse, perhaps. And no better, either.
@RoyalewithCheese-bn9cw I've been reading up on this sort of thing for awhile. Out of curiosity, have you found it worthwhile to buy a home battery pack?
2:27 “Temperature can affect panels efficiency” - The latest FUD! I live in Thailand and power my house and EV off-grid with solar. Temperature rises are associated with more sunshine which is far more important than a tiny efficiency loss.
they are talking about the insides, the higher the heat inside the panels the worse it performs, so you need both more sunshine and better cooling INSIDE the solar panel itself
@@ZeroTwo-il2dj I live in the tropics where it is regularly over 40C. I have had off-grid solar here for 5 years. Heat has never made any significant difference to my solar output. Anybody who tells you different doesn't know what they are talking about.
@@EcoHouseThailand its not about the heat outside, its the heat inside try to do a test where you leave it for 1h and the next day at the same temperature outside you hose it with water every 10 minutes and you will see the difference
@@ZeroTwo-il2dj Don't you understand - I track the solar output every hour of everyday. Temperature does not effect solar production that my monitoring software can even register. I have data to back this.
@@EcoHouseThailand there are a undeniable amount of research saying heat does effect power generation of solar panels, more heat = more sunlight = more power so on your data it doesnt show the drop, but if you cool your machine with the same amount of sunshine it'll generate alot more power
rental apartments specially in suburbs should start providing this service out right as service. Such motivation to both residents and govt will save lot of energy and cost. Govt has no intent to do better for citizens, reduce green gas or contribute to climate. I have no faith US will enforce anything like this and motivate with some subsidary
A lot of people don’t understand this. Our transmission system in the U.S is horrible. We have enough supply on our grids (at the moment), what we don’t have is enough transmission. A lot of solar power produced during peak-hours ends up being unused because of the fact that we don’t have enough transmission.
This is such an easy answer. Yes, solar will save many many grids in heatwaves! Look at Texas right now. Solar panels will excel with power production during heatwaves since heatwaves always come with abundant sunshine during the _hottest_ hours of the day. A single home can have some 4000W to 12,000+W of solar panels. This will power the home's own load (including its A/C) and likely have surplus power that will partially power their neighbor's homes! When there are thousands or millions of homes with such power, this will have a _huge_ benefit to *unload* the regional grid at a time when that grid experiences it most maximum stress. Furthermore, fossil fuel and nuclear plants rely on _evaporative cooling_ on their turbine steam cycle. But heatwaves with their high ambient heat and often high humidity demolish evaporative heating capacity. So these thermal power plants may have to throttle back their power output which exactly *not* what you want during a heatwave! On the other hand, solar excels. In general, residential and commercial solar has the ability to *unload* the grid at all times not just during heatwaves. The simple fact is every watt generated and consume locally is a watt that does _not_ stress a distant power plant nor the grid to transmit that watt. Furthermore, solar is the only form or energy that can do this because of its ability to blend nearly seamlessly into the urban landscape with silent solid-state electronics with no moving parts. This is one major reason why solar is the fastest growing energy sources in the world. US solar capacity growth is 33% CAGR and China is even more astounding 70% CAGR. The sun's cosmic power gives us like a _billion_ times more clean power than we use every day.
@@thomasgrabkowski8283Arid dry locations are a where a lot of the largest solar farms are installed world wide. Why is that? You're probably referring to a loss of efficiency with solar cell heating. This is true. But they would more than cover those losses with larger daily energy production from more availability of clear blue cloudless skies that hot sunny climates naturally provide. Look at anyone's solar during the hottest heatwaves and the panels absolutely blaze with power all day long. Sure if the panels were cooled down they may gain another 10% to 15% of efficiency at peak. But at a cost of increased installation cost, piping, hosing, etc. So if space is available --- which they usually are in deserts -- the solar farm can just install another 15% more solar panels to compensate. Solar panels of just 2017 were in the 17% efficiency range. But current tech is pushing 23% because of the huge research and investments going into this area. A revolutionary non-silicon based Perovskite cell is in the order of 27% efficiency. Possibly into 32% or more as Perovskite cells can be easily layered to capture more of the sun's electromagnetic spectrum. Current silicon based cells prefer longer wavelength (red) photons but there's a lot of energy left over in the shorter wavelength (blue) photons. Another idea is to use Quantum Dot (QD) films that actually convert 1 red photon into 2 blue photons on-the-fly. It could be just be a reddish film over top of any existing solar panel to dramatically increase its efficiency. Ideally it is embedded in the panel's glass itself. At 1000W per square meter peak, the sun provides more than enough clean power if we're clever enough to harness it.
@@beyondfossil I’m saying that solar power is best installed and is most useful, as well operates the most efficiently in places with hot, sunny climates
For a lot of people, climate change can feel vague and distant. But cheap, abundant energy would transform society *now*. You don't have to care about the planet; if you like economic growth and technological progress, we could usher in a new era of prosperity if marginal electricity was basically free. I understand that climate change is the zeitgeist, so people will justify their ideas by pitching them as solutions to climate change. But we should also talk about the economic miracles that follow when energy gets cheaper. Solve climate change _and_ make everyone richer _and_ enable new power-hungry technologies. This is so much more than climate change.
Indeed, transition to renewables is economic progress for billions of our citizens because we have abundance nearly everywhere. I can now use my solar PV electricity to power my shop, farm, kitchen, AC etc and soon electric transportation.
Yup, you also don't have to get a massive economic shock because your government got into dispute with a major fossil fuel exporter (i.e Saudi Arabia, Russia). Many countries learned the correct lessons from the 1973 oil shock (in response to US support for Israel in the Yom-Kippur War), France invested heavily into nuclear and are much more energy independent than Germany. Japan, South Korea and many European countries also had the impetus to encourage (electrified) public transport as well which lowered their dependence and ensured their economy wouldn't be immediately kneecapped by blockade.
Solar for my home installed by a company is still expensive, even if i pay for it over time via loan (which I'm not thrilled of). Videos like this always amaze me thinking everyone can simply drop down $20k or take out a 25 year loan to install solar.
In most regions that have enough sun prices are so high, that a person who can afford a house can also afford solar :D Especially if you think that it will lower your monthly energy costs and it doesn't matter if you pay 200 Bucksfor energy or 200 bucks for your solar panels.
@@ccx22 If done correctly, yes but many people are getting ripped off with repayment periods that are astronomically high. 4-5 years should be the target for most home owners.
Going solar on our house is good but the problem is the cost of putting solar panel in our home and the tactics that solar companies are doing making it too expensive to install solar in our hoe.
There is some clear bias going on here in this video - the suggestion that solar panels might be dangerous because of the toxic chemicals they may contain is a very lazy, throwaway statement to try to stir uncertainty about the technology. Especially when the burning of fossil fuels directly contributes to far larger amounts of toxic chemicals being released into the environment. Almost all realistic use cases of solar panels will never expose the users/owners to the same level of harmful chemicals than a coal power plant does.
We have solar abundance. Let's rapidly build solar PV. SunPower products are Cradle to Cradle certified for circular economy production. My 10 panels on my garage generate 6,000 kilowatt hours annually. A Tesla residential battery for grid export is the next step.
I live in San Antonio, in a house built in 2013 (3100sf). My electricity bill for June 6 - July 6 was $137 and I used 1850 kwh. It makes zero sense to spend $40-50k on solar panels, even with tax credits. Better off getting a high efficiency ac. The temp in San Antonio is 103 and the humidity is 19% right now, I can handle this type of heat np.
The price for a 10 KW solar array/system should be about 30 grand before tax credit, something more like 20k after. If it pays your electric bill for the next 25 years, that doesn’t sound like a bad deal to me. Also, you won’t be adding to global warming by getting your Electricity from fossil fuel generation like you are now. A 10 KW system would more than run your air conditioning/your whole house on the sunniest/hottest day of the year. By all means, get a more efficient, air conditioning unit if yours is not. Get three bids for PV system. Look for nabcep certified installers. Of course, you want a licensed/bonded/insured contractor as well. San Antonio is a beautiful town.
I am in west Houston with a 3k sqft home. 11kw solar system with 2 Powerwalls. It was $31k after tax credit in early 2020. Got me through the 44hr Houston blackout during the winter storm in 2021 with power the whole time. I also have the Free Nights electric plan so have the system set to power me during the day and I charge my EVs for free at night. No more paying for electricity of gas for cars. I am partially inflation proof because of it.
what most people in this regard also forget - solar panels provide shade to your roof with a lil bit of spacing also. which cuts down on insulation and ac costs also.
Painting your roof with reflective white roof paint is the energy equivalent of putting solar panels on your roof but it only costs 25 dollars rather than 20,000.
Wouldn't customers be incentivised to keep their battery energy for themselves to reduce the cycle count on their batteries? If I were to install solar and batteries I'd only export excess solar energy once my batteries were full to save having to pay for a new battery early than required or suffering a blackout. This is coming from an aussie where our feed-in tarrif is relatively low and I have no idea what feed-in tarrifs are in other countries.
With the new Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries, the number of cycles are really no longer an issue. Just set up a program to sell energy back to the grid if that's what you want, or keep it for yourself if that's what you want. And if your power company allows, you can even fill up your battery with grid power when it is cheap, and sell it back to them when it's expensive and make money via arbitrage. And I think you could make money far faster than any degradation that you'd be causing to your batteries via subjecting them to too many cycles.
My system was installed a couple of years ago. I have a battery (although I live in Spain where the system really doesn't encourage it). My panels supply my home consumption first, and then the surplus fills the battery, once the battery is full I supply the Grid. In the Summer my little system supplies the Grid from about midday to 18.00 or so. Unless I had a much bigger battery than I do now there's no way I'd supply any electricity from my battery overnight to the Grid. Not only is there no mechanism for the Grid to do this in Spain, the pricing structure here favours the supplier to an absurd degree.
There are two different ideas behind the battery grid storage idea. 1. Battery backup in case of a grid blackout 2. Load shifting. In the load shifting scenario, you're doing an arbitrage where you're buying electricity (from the sun) at a lower cost then reselling the electricity (during peak hours when the sun isn't shining which is the evening) at a higher cost. Say you pay $0.08 per KWH during peak hours (amortized cost of solar over 25 years) for that solar power, charge the batteries with solar at $0.08 per KWH (amortized cost of batteries over 10 years) then resell the power during peak hours for $0.50 per KWH, net profit is $0.34 per KWH.
A CEO of a solar company tries to convince you that solar power will save the US? I approve to a degree, but never take advice from a corporate climatist.
Given the increasing number of solar panels in the coming years, a challenge is how to handle (tons) of battery waste. Solar battery units only last 10-15 years.
There are companies that are being created to solve the recycling issue. Solar panels last 20-30 years depending of the panel. This means that we are just now feeling an increase in solar panel waste. On the brightside, we can easily recycle 95 percent of the solar panel with researchers recently have been able to recycle 100%.
We really don’t, we have more than enough capacity in the energy markets. What we need is increased transmission projects to deliver renewables in a timely and reliable manner. A lot of what is produced ends up being unused because of the fact that we have no form of solar batter storage, and not enough transmission.
Simple math - how long does it take to get back your investment and does the manufacture guarantee the systems performance for that time? ---- now give o% federal loans for that time span. EV charging will help proliferation.
I got an 11kw solar system with 2 Powerwalls for $31k after credits Got me through the 44hr Houston blackout during the winter storm and don't pay for electricity anymore.
@@That-Guy_ it would take me 20 years to break even. I'm fact, I could just invest that $31k and use the dividends to pay my power bill every month. The math on residential solar just doesn't work, even with people leaching off tax payers
how about beeing smart run it while its sunny - keep your windows closed and use shades.. speaking of shade - panels provide roof shade which drastically can reduce heat radiating on your roof if installed with a wee bit of space between-
Energy is infrastructure and just like water or roads or healthcare. It requires private and public cooperation. Customers alone cannot effect enough change. Get real about this.
Solar energy is clean, but is making solar panels and other equipments also clean? Does it do more good than harm or just leave the pollution in developing countries?
Solar is typically 20% efficient, meaning it generates at least 4 times as much heat as electricity toward "local warming" like parked cars without reflective cover
Solar PV doesn't generate heat, it takes solar insolation and it absorbs it and converts it to electricity. That energy would have hit the ground anyway from the sun, the difference is, 20% of it or so is converted to electricity. The higher efficiency the solar, the lower the ambient temperatures relatively speaking.
@@imzjustplayinSolar panels, by their nature, have and extremely low albedo and do contribute to local heating. They absorb light that would have been reflected and release it as heat. A white roof has the same energy impact as rooftop solar but only costs 25 dollars and doesn't have to be subsidized for rich people by poor people.
I'm not sold on climate change. as far as renewables they need to be put where they are most effective. if i was in texas i would make a solar array into a canopy for parking my vehicles. that may not be so good an idea in maine. if i was in chicago where the wind always blows get that wind turbine up fast. maybe not in oak ridge tn with low wind. proper placement yields better results.
Cryptocurrency is volatile. Diversifying your portfolio is a sensible strategy. For example, I have deposits on Binance where I engage in trading, also staking on Kraken, investing in companies like Cannafarm Ltd, and I also participate in liquidity pools
1:55 - *Every* man made technology has a lifetime. That includes fossil fuel power plants. Current solar panels will still have some 90% of their rating 25yrs from now with little maintenance. That cannot be said of any other power station. Any other power station will require many many millions in wages of technicians and admins. Let alone billions and billions of tons of CO₂ emissions.
its not a problem to recycle them. and EVERY manufacturing is toxic - solar panels however in their lifespan go negative there on the balance compared to almost everything else there is. its the cheapest , cleanest, most abundant form of energy we have currently. if thats an issue for you stop using any energy at all and live in a cave :P
Interesting video but only one sided. Here are some thoughts on the other side: 1. When I came of age in the 1970s, the settled science was not global warming but global cooling. 2. I just got back from Alaska and went into Glacier Bay National Park. We were given maps with numbers on them like 1794, 1850 and so on all over the maps. These numbers and their location indicated where the glacier was on that date. So, in 1794, the glaciers were at the mouth of the park. 70 years later John Muir shows up and the glaciers had retreated by 50 miles. That raises the question of how was the planet warming long before before carbon emissions came on the scene? 3. In the 1960s I visited Yosemite. They were very proud that they did not have polluting diesel vehicles, Instead, their vehicles ran on what they described as clean natural gas. Now they want my gas stove because of all of the "pollution 4. Place solar panels on your roof if you must, but there will be more costs that meets the eye. For example, should you need a new roof, the solar panels will have to be removed and the replaced after a new roof is installed.
The settled science wasn’t global cooling in the 1970s. I was alive then as well. Not that it matters anyway. In the 19th century, if you were crazy, the doctor would drill holes in your skull to let the demons out. What matters is the settled science today, and that is anthropogenic climate change. There is no “ other side” except for fantasy.
While I respect your own opinion, I would like to say a few things that might clarify these situations. 1. The general consensus among the scientific community was the globe had warmed slightly, but a few popular northern hemisphere scientists only observed the data in the northern hemisphere. The northern hemisphere had been burning lots of coal which releases sulfur dioxide which filters out the sun and lowers temperatures. Sulfur dioxide does not cross the equator, so the southern hemisphere had been experiencing a warming effect from the carbon dioxide released that evenly distributes around the globe. The earth had been warming, but it was appearing as a cooling effect in the northern hemisphere because of the factors mentioned. At the time it was simply easier to scare people about an ice age approaching when the winters were usually bad for most people. 2. Glaciers can move from a variety of factors, including seasonal temperature variations and warmer years. There have always been short term variations in the temperature of the globe, but ever since the Industrial Revolution the globe has overall experienced a concerning positive trend in temperature increases. 3. The main reasoning why they are thinking about imposing regulations on gas stoves is the hazardous fumes they pose to indoor air quality. Natural gas still burns cleaner than oil, but still is a fossil fuel that is very much capable of warming the planet. I know this is all confusing, but I hope I made it understandable for you, sadly the news doesn’t do a good job at explaining the details of climate change. Have a nice day 😁.
@@scotty3189 I appreciate your respectful reply. Yes, there is a lot to consider. My thoughts are that while there is evidence of global warming, I don't think it is the panic that we hear about in the media. Bjorn Lonberg makes the most sense when he points out that even if we do every thing that the government wants us to do, and we get India and China on board, the difference in temperature is very, very small and cost Trillions and Trillions of dollars. There are better ways to spend the money. And, there is no guarantee that the climate stops changing for the worse
@@scotty3189 scotty, thank you I respect your opinion as well. My point was just that the scientific consensus, the great, great majority of the scientific community presently believes the globe is warming, and it’s caused due to the burning of fossil fuels and the actions of man. This is because we have an immense quantity of data based research. The research has been published in peer reviewed journals. That is our reality, NOW. I try pretty hard to base my opinions on data, not what I wish, not what I think makes sense to my little pea brain. I’ve read quite a bit on the subject of climate change over the last few decades. I check my opinion regularly with that of scientific journals and the union of concerned, scientists. I appreciate you sharing your views with me and trying to help me understand. I know you mean well. That means a lot to me. A lot of people are not as kind with their wording as you are. I think I could learn a thing or two from you :-). Anyway, you may enjoy/appreciate checking the union of concern scientists in the future for all things science, not just climate change related. All the best to you,
I honestly dont understand why youre discussing these dubious schemes. There are plenty of options like Cannafarm Ltd and similar ones that are fast and profitable.
Why is there no mention of the hazardous materials that are created to mine and recycle the minerals in the panels and batteries? If this is so beneficial to utilities and the grid, the utilities should pay 100% to install the panels. Did Sunrun pay for this commercial?
Why does your comment not mention the hazardous materials that are “mined” for fossil fuels, and the un-recyclable waste products that fossil fuels generate? Here’s some fun math for you. A gallon of gasoline, when burned, produces about 20 pounds of CO2 (give or take a pound for exact formulation). A car that gets 30mpg, driven for 150,000 miles, uses 5000 gallons of gasoline, and produces 100,000 pounds of CO2 - un-recyclable waste that is damaging the atmosphere, contributing to the heat waves and forest fires we are suffering, etc. Not to mention the sulfur compounds and other impurities that also wind up in the atmosphere (remember acid rain?). And of course, there’s the environmental damage wrought by mining/drilling itself, spills during drilling and transport, and of course the wars fought and dictators coddled to keep the oil flowing.
The video mentions lead and cadmium! Maybe watch the video next time first before commenting? Also, I expect the output from coal mining and coal power plants is totally not hazardous in anyway!
Home batteries are usually LFP, so no there are no toxic metals at all. Still toxic smoke if they catch on fire, but LFP batteries are 100x safer than standard lithium ion (NMC or NCA) batteries. It isn't an issue. Solar cells can have cadmium in them, depending on the type cell. Lead though? Not any more. Most modern solar cells do not contain lead. Surprisingly, the most difficult material to recycle is probably the glass.
It doesn’t require fossil fuels? How are the facilities that make these panels powered? How are the materials transported? How are the materials to make them mined? Fact: it would take twice the area as California covered in solar panels to provide the US with its daily electricity needs.
How much is this AD? There is no fact here? Heat reduces solar panel efficiency and this stresses the grid more, and the grid may have too much generating capacity during the night.
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Perhaps someone could inform the power companies that rooftop solar is good for THEM and the environment. Perhaps then they will stop trying to make adding rooftop solar a loosing proposition for consumers. I'm looking at you @SDGE, @PGE, @SCE, etc.
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This certainly sounds good too, but I think its still worth considering more reliable options like traditional businesses such as cannafarm ltd, for example.
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I live in the northeast region of USA and I have solar panels. Not the sunniest region by far, but the electricity my panels produce is always more than sufficient.
If you live in a region with a lot more sunlight, solar panels are a no-brainer.
The more people that have them reduce the strain on the grid, helping your neighbors in the time of heavy demand.
So --- how is that work'n for you at night?
Do you have a grid tie? If so, I's suppose you qualify as a SOLAR RACKETEER, probably getting paid too much for any power you produce and not paying for the services you get from your utility, which other customers must pay for.
If you want to be your own utility ----fine. Just cut the grid tie.
@@SeattlePioneer
As it happens, I am grid-tied and do get credit for the excess electricity I send back to the grid, but that's helping the grid. As well, every user pays a $10 monthly fee just to be hooked up to grid, so they're getting that from me, although I don't pay it directly because it just comes out of the credit.
I'm helping the grid to not be overburdened. I don't make up the rules. Am I a bad guy for taking advantage of the program the state allows?
Just as business lobbies for benefits and perqs from government, so do environmentalists lobby for goodies for their favored constituents. So you are just another business person milking the system for all you can get. No worse, perhaps. And no better, either.
@RoyalewithCheese-bn9cw I've been reading up on this sort of thing for awhile. Out of curiosity, have you found it worthwhile to buy a home battery pack?
Definitely an ad for Sunrun
Exactly. No real information, just the same talking points over and over again.
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2:27 “Temperature can affect panels efficiency” - The latest FUD! I live in Thailand and power my house and EV off-grid with solar. Temperature rises are associated with more sunshine which is far more important than a tiny efficiency loss.
they are talking about the insides, the higher the heat inside the panels the worse it performs, so you need both more sunshine and better cooling INSIDE the solar panel itself
@@ZeroTwo-il2dj I live in the tropics where it is regularly over 40C. I have had off-grid solar here for 5 years. Heat has never made any significant difference to my solar output. Anybody who tells you different doesn't know what they are talking about.
@@EcoHouseThailand its not about the heat outside, its the heat inside try to do a test where you leave it for 1h and the next day at the same temperature outside you hose it with water every 10 minutes and you will see the difference
@@ZeroTwo-il2dj Don't you understand - I track the solar output every hour of everyday. Temperature does not effect solar production that my monitoring software can even register. I have data to back this.
@@EcoHouseThailand there are a undeniable amount of research saying heat does effect power generation of solar panels, more heat = more sunlight = more power so on your data it doesnt show the drop, but if you cool your machine with the same amount of sunshine it'll generate alot more power
rental apartments specially in suburbs should start providing this service out right as service.
Such motivation to both residents and govt will save lot of energy and cost.
Govt has no intent to do better for citizens, reduce green gas or contribute to climate.
I have no faith US will enforce anything like this and motivate with some subsidary
You demand free energy now? What else, food, medical, law school? Santa Clause is not real friend.
In my state, Gujarat, India, the state govt. provides subsidies up to 20%, the highest compared to the rest of all states.
Texas added 14GW of solar in the last year and are now coping with the crazy summer demand.
Solar works well in the American southwest. Anywhere else in the US, transmission is key.
A lot of people don’t understand this. Our transmission system in the U.S is horrible. We have enough supply on our grids (at the moment), what we don’t have is enough transmission. A lot of solar power produced during peak-hours ends up being unused because of the fact that we don’t have enough transmission.
This is such an easy answer. Yes, solar will save many many grids in heatwaves! Look at Texas right now.
Solar panels will excel with power production during heatwaves since heatwaves always come with abundant sunshine during the _hottest_ hours of the day.
A single home can have some 4000W to 12,000+W of solar panels. This will power the home's own load (including its A/C) and likely have surplus power that will partially power their neighbor's homes! When there are thousands or millions of homes with such power, this will have a _huge_ benefit to *unload* the regional grid at a time when that grid experiences it most maximum stress.
Furthermore, fossil fuel and nuclear plants rely on _evaporative cooling_ on their turbine steam cycle. But heatwaves with their high ambient heat and often high humidity demolish evaporative heating capacity. So these thermal power plants may have to throttle back their power output which exactly *not* what you want during a heatwave! On the other hand, solar excels.
In general, residential and commercial solar has the ability to *unload* the grid at all times not just during heatwaves. The simple fact is every watt generated and consume locally is a watt that does _not_ stress a distant power plant nor the grid to transmit that watt. Furthermore, solar is the only form or energy that can do this because of its ability to blend nearly seamlessly into the urban landscape with silent solid-state electronics with no moving parts.
This is one major reason why solar is the fastest growing energy sources in the world. US solar capacity growth is 33% CAGR and China is even more astounding 70% CAGR. The sun's cosmic power gives us like a _billion_ times more clean power than we use every day.
Every house, every neighbourhood, every flat roofed building needs solar PV...along with high insulation.
Yeah, like solar is super efficient in places with hot, sunny climates
@@thomasgrabkowski8283Arid dry locations are a where a lot of the largest solar farms are installed world wide. Why is that?
You're probably referring to a loss of efficiency with solar cell heating. This is true. But they would more than cover those losses with larger daily energy production from more availability of clear blue cloudless skies that hot sunny climates naturally provide.
Look at anyone's solar during the hottest heatwaves and the panels absolutely blaze with power all day long. Sure if the panels were cooled down they may gain another 10% to 15% of efficiency at peak. But at a cost of increased installation cost, piping, hosing, etc. So if space is available --- which they usually are in deserts -- the solar farm can just install another 15% more solar panels to compensate.
Solar panels of just 2017 were in the 17% efficiency range. But current tech is pushing 23% because of the huge research and investments going into this area.
A revolutionary non-silicon based Perovskite cell is in the order of 27% efficiency. Possibly into 32% or more as Perovskite cells can be easily layered to capture more of the sun's electromagnetic spectrum.
Current silicon based cells prefer longer wavelength (red) photons but there's a lot of energy left over in the shorter wavelength (blue) photons. Another idea is to use Quantum Dot (QD) films that actually convert 1 red photon into 2 blue photons on-the-fly. It could be just be a reddish film over top of any existing solar panel to dramatically increase its efficiency. Ideally it is embedded in the panel's glass itself.
At 1000W per square meter peak, the sun provides more than enough clean power if we're clever enough to harness it.
@@beyondfossil I’m saying that solar power is best installed and is most useful, as well operates the most efficiently in places with hot, sunny climates
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For a lot of people, climate change can feel vague and distant. But cheap, abundant energy would transform society *now*. You don't have to care about the planet; if you like economic growth and technological progress, we could usher in a new era of prosperity if marginal electricity was basically free. I understand that climate change is the zeitgeist, so people will justify their ideas by pitching them as solutions to climate change. But we should also talk about the economic miracles that follow when energy gets cheaper. Solve climate change _and_ make everyone richer _and_ enable new power-hungry technologies. This is so much more than climate change.
Indeed, transition to renewables is economic progress for billions of our citizens because we have abundance nearly everywhere. I can now use my solar PV electricity to power my shop, farm, kitchen, AC etc and soon electric transportation.
Yup, you also don't have to get a massive economic shock because your government got into dispute with a major fossil fuel exporter (i.e Saudi Arabia, Russia). Many countries learned the correct lessons from the 1973 oil shock (in response to US support for Israel in the Yom-Kippur War), France invested heavily into nuclear and are much more energy independent than Germany. Japan, South Korea and many European countries also had the impetus to encourage (electrified) public transport as well which lowered their dependence and ensured their economy wouldn't be immediately kneecapped by blockade.
Not every home enjoys similar sunlight
Solar for my home installed by a company is still expensive, even if i pay for it over time via loan (which I'm not thrilled of). Videos like this always amaze me thinking everyone can simply drop down $20k or take out a 25 year loan to install solar.
Solar pays it off in just 4-5years at max that means loan period is for 7-8 years
My loan was over in just 5years , so now i just enjoy sweet sweet return it gives evey month
In most regions that have enough sun prices are so high, that a person who can afford a house can also afford solar :D
Especially if you think that it will lower your monthly energy costs and it doesn't matter if you pay 200 Bucksfor energy or 200 bucks for your solar panels.
@@ccx22 If done correctly, yes but many people are getting ripped off with repayment periods that are astronomically high. 4-5 years should be the target for most home owners.
In America, electricity is cheap and house solar is expensive. In Australia, electricity is expensive but solar is cheap.
No, solar panels will not save the grid.
Going solar on our house is good but the problem is the cost of putting solar panel in our home and the tactics that solar companies are doing making it too expensive to install solar in our hoe.
nice cover
There is some clear bias going on here in this video - the suggestion that solar panels might be dangerous because of the toxic chemicals they may contain is a very lazy, throwaway statement to try to stir uncertainty about the technology. Especially when the burning of fossil fuels directly contributes to far larger amounts of toxic chemicals being released into the environment. Almost all realistic use cases of solar panels will never expose the users/owners to the same level of harmful chemicals than a coal power plant does.
We have solar abundance. Let's rapidly build solar PV. SunPower products are Cradle to Cradle certified for circular economy production. My 10 panels on my garage generate 6,000 kilowatt hours annually. A Tesla residential battery for grid export is the next step.
I’m not giving them my stored up electricity. Use your stored up electricity instead of giving it to the Grid.
I live in San Antonio, in a house built in 2013 (3100sf). My electricity bill for June 6 - July 6 was $137 and I used 1850 kwh. It makes zero sense to spend $40-50k on solar panels, even with tax credits. Better off getting a high efficiency ac. The temp in San Antonio is 103 and the humidity is 19% right now, I can handle this type of heat np.
The price for a 10 KW solar array/system should be about 30 grand before tax credit, something more like 20k after. If it pays your electric bill for the next 25 years, that doesn’t sound like a bad deal to me. Also, you won’t be adding to global warming by getting your Electricity from fossil fuel generation like you are now.
A 10 KW system would more than run your air conditioning/your whole house on the sunniest/hottest day of the year. By all means, get a more efficient, air conditioning unit if yours is not.
Get three bids for PV system. Look for nabcep certified installers. Of course, you want a licensed/bonded/insured contractor as well.
San Antonio is a beautiful town.
I am in west Houston with a 3k sqft home. 11kw solar system with 2 Powerwalls. It was $31k after tax credit in early 2020. Got me through the 44hr Houston blackout during the winter storm in 2021 with power the whole time.
I also have the Free Nights electric plan so have the system set to power me during the day and I charge my EVs for free at night. No more paying for electricity of gas for cars. I am partially inflation proof because of it.
what most people in this regard also forget - solar panels provide shade to your roof with a lil bit of spacing also. which cuts down on insulation and ac costs also.
Painting your roof with reflective white roof paint is the energy equivalent of putting solar panels on your roof but it only costs 25 dollars rather than 20,000.
@@That-Guy_How high and mighty of you to be a rich welfare recipient paid for by poor ratepayers.
All Rooftops should have Solar Panels connected with Smartgrid. Far Better Energy Storage Supply Stations have dedicated Wind Farms to PowerUp.
That’s not what solar panels are for. They’re for off Grid use.
Wouldn't customers be incentivised to keep their battery energy for themselves to reduce the cycle count on their batteries? If I were to install solar and batteries I'd only export excess solar energy once my batteries were full to save having to pay for a new battery early than required or suffering a blackout. This is coming from an aussie where our feed-in tarrif is relatively low and I have no idea what feed-in tarrifs are in other countries.
Let's hope there'll be better batteries in a few years
Eenergy companies pay for the use of water storage power plants.
So maybe they will also pay to use customers batteries as a storage ?
With the new Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries, the number of cycles are really no longer an issue. Just set up a program to sell energy back to the grid if that's what you want, or keep it for yourself if that's what you want. And if your power company allows, you can even fill up your battery with grid power when it is cheap, and sell it back to them when it's expensive and make money via arbitrage. And I think you could make money far faster than any degradation that you'd be causing to your batteries via subjecting them to too many cycles.
My system was installed a couple of years ago. I have a battery (although I live in Spain where the system really doesn't encourage it). My panels supply my home consumption first, and then the surplus fills the battery, once the battery is full I supply the Grid. In the Summer my little system supplies the Grid from about midday to 18.00 or so. Unless I had a much bigger battery than I do now there's no way I'd supply any electricity from my battery overnight to the Grid. Not only is there no mechanism for the Grid to do this in Spain, the pricing structure here favours the supplier to an absurd degree.
There are two different ideas behind the battery grid storage idea. 1. Battery backup in case of a grid blackout 2. Load shifting. In the load shifting scenario, you're doing an arbitrage where you're buying electricity (from the sun) at a lower cost then reselling the electricity (during peak hours when the sun isn't shining which is the evening) at a higher cost. Say you pay $0.08 per KWH during peak hours (amortized cost of solar over 25 years) for that solar power, charge the batteries with solar at $0.08 per KWH (amortized cost of batteries over 10 years) then resell the power during peak hours for $0.50 per KWH, net profit is $0.34 per KWH.
Paying bills and taxes is a sin.
You think the summer is bad...those of you in the south..prepare for the winter. It might snow again Texas. Be safe and prepared.
Save!? I was taught that it would make climate water boil, or also the atmospheric pressure extreme due to evaporation.
renewable source is the ultimate need of the present...
Nuclear
do you have renewables at your house
yeah
yes,the answer is yes...
A CEO of a solar company tries to convince you that solar power will save the US? I approve to a degree, but never take advice from a corporate climatist.
Given the increasing number of solar panels in the coming years, a challenge is how to handle (tons) of battery waste. Solar battery units only last 10-15 years.
And then get recycled into new batteries
There are companies that are being created to solve the recycling issue. Solar panels last 20-30 years depending of the panel. This means that we are just now feeling an increase in solar panel waste. On the brightside, we can easily recycle 95 percent of the solar panel with researchers recently have been able to recycle 100%.
We need more renewable sources of energy
We really don’t, we have more than enough capacity in the energy markets. What we need is increased transmission projects to deliver renewables in a timely and reliable manner. A lot of what is produced ends up being unused because of the fact that we have no form of solar batter storage, and not enough transmission.
So interesting, solar is great in this way
How is I great to implement two grids, one solar, and then another grid for when there’s little or no sun.
As long as the sun shines, what could go wrong.
Simple math - how long does it take to get back your investment and does the manufacture guarantee the systems performance for that time?
---- now give o% federal loans for that time span.
EV charging will help proliferation.
How did they post this video without mentioning "the duck curve"? Good luck running your AC after 5pm off solar when you get home from work.
Get batteries also and it's not a problem
@@That-Guy_ oh yeah, I'll just get that second job on weekends to buy batteries for my house 🙄
I got an 11kw solar system with 2 Powerwalls for $31k after credits
Got me through the 44hr Houston blackout during the winter storm and don't pay for electricity anymore.
@@That-Guy_ it would take me 20 years to break even. I'm fact, I could just invest that $31k and use the dividends to pay my power bill every month. The math on residential solar just doesn't work, even with people leaching off tax payers
how about beeing smart run it while its sunny - keep your windows closed and use shades.. speaking of shade - panels provide roof shade which drastically can reduce heat radiating on your roof if installed with a wee bit of space between-
Energy is infrastructure and just like water or roads or healthcare. It requires private and public cooperation. Customers alone cannot effect enough change. Get real about this.
Or how about we embrace nuclear power?
as long as theers the waste problem tahst not a good solution. theres no end storage for it
Mini split heat pump + solar = huge win at my house
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So ---- how does that work for you on a cold night in the winter?
You mean huge subsidy?
I feel like hydro is the best investment. Currents flow 24/7 365 a year....
doesent work everywhere - the key is a healthy mix.
Hydro is so great isn't it
Solar energy is clean, but is making solar panels and other equipments also clean? Does it do more good than harm or just leave the pollution in developing countries?
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Solar is typically 20% efficient, meaning it generates at least 4 times as much heat as electricity toward "local warming" like parked cars without reflective cover
Solar PV doesn't generate heat, it takes solar insolation and it absorbs it and converts it to electricity. That energy would have hit the ground anyway from the sun, the difference is, 20% of it or so is converted to electricity. The higher efficiency the solar, the lower the ambient temperatures relatively speaking.
@@imzjustplayinSolar panels, by their nature, have and extremely low albedo and do contribute to local heating. They absorb light that would have been reflected and release it as heat. A white roof has the same energy impact as rooftop solar but only costs 25 dollars and doesn't have to be subsidized for rich people by poor people.
sun is also reason for heatwave but your pollution has to disappear
I'm not sold on climate change. as far as renewables they need to be put where they are most effective. if i was in texas i would make a solar array into a canopy for parking my vehicles. that may not be so good an idea in maine. if i was in chicago where the wind always blows get that wind turbine up fast. maybe not in oak ridge tn with low wind. proper placement yields better results.
How are you not sold on climate change? What more evidence do you need?
Such an interesting approach. Solar on garages is nifty
It sure as f**k couldn’t hurt!
I dont think its hit 103-125 F° in Maryland yet this year.
Mary Powell's bad sound makes good video look bad.
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Lol. Can’t you see man, the real money making scam is solar panels, not crypto. They even have the WSJ pumping it for them.
Distributed microgeneration is the future
Cheaper and faster to subsidize residential and commercial projects than waste land 😊
1:55 - *Every* man made technology has a lifetime. That includes fossil fuel power plants. Current solar panels will still have some 90% of their rating 25yrs from now with little maintenance.
That cannot be said of any other power station. Any other power station will require many many millions in wages of technicians and admins. Let alone billions and billions of tons of CO₂ emissions.
Solar panel manufactures process is toxic and it’s a big problem for recycling it
its not a problem to recycle them. and EVERY manufacturing is toxic - solar panels however in their lifespan go negative there on the balance compared to almost everything else there is. its the cheapest , cleanest, most abundant form of energy we have currently. if thats an issue for you stop using any energy at all and live in a cave :P
Interesting video but only one sided. Here are some thoughts on the other side:
1. When I came of age in the 1970s, the settled science was not global warming but global cooling.
2. I just got back from Alaska and went into Glacier Bay National Park. We were given maps with numbers on them like 1794, 1850 and so on all over the maps. These numbers and their location indicated where the glacier was on that date. So, in 1794, the glaciers were at the mouth of the park. 70 years later John Muir shows up and the glaciers had retreated by 50 miles. That raises the question of how was the planet warming long before before carbon emissions came on the scene?
3. In the 1960s I visited Yosemite. They were very proud that they did not have polluting diesel vehicles, Instead, their vehicles ran on what they described as clean natural gas. Now they want my gas stove because of all of the "pollution
4. Place solar panels on your roof if you must, but there will be more costs that meets the eye. For example, should you need a new roof, the solar panels will have to be removed and the replaced after a new roof is installed.
The settled science wasn’t global cooling in the 1970s. I was alive then as well. Not that it matters anyway. In the 19th century, if you were crazy, the doctor would drill holes in your skull to let the demons out.
What matters is the settled science today, and that is anthropogenic climate change. There is no “ other side” except for fantasy.
Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.
While I respect your own opinion, I would like to say a few things that might clarify these situations.
1. The general consensus among the scientific community was the globe had warmed slightly, but a few popular northern hemisphere scientists only observed the data in the northern hemisphere. The northern hemisphere had been burning lots of coal which releases sulfur dioxide which filters out the sun and lowers temperatures. Sulfur dioxide does not cross the equator, so the southern hemisphere had been experiencing a warming effect from the carbon dioxide released that evenly distributes around the globe. The earth had been warming, but it was appearing as a cooling effect in the northern hemisphere because of the factors mentioned. At the time it was simply easier to scare people about an ice age approaching when the winters were usually bad for most people.
2. Glaciers can move from a variety of factors, including seasonal temperature variations and warmer years. There have always been short term variations in the temperature of the globe, but ever since the Industrial Revolution the globe has overall experienced a concerning positive trend in temperature increases.
3. The main reasoning why they are thinking about imposing regulations on gas stoves is the hazardous fumes they pose to indoor air quality. Natural gas still burns cleaner than oil, but still is a fossil fuel that is very much capable of warming the planet.
I know this is all confusing, but I hope I made it understandable for you, sadly the news doesn’t do a good job at explaining the details of climate change. Have a nice day 😁.
@@scotty3189 I appreciate your respectful reply. Yes, there is a lot to consider. My thoughts are that while there is evidence of global warming, I don't think it is the panic that we hear about in the media. Bjorn Lonberg makes the most sense when he points out that even if we do every thing that the government wants us to do, and we get India and China on board, the difference in temperature is very, very small and cost Trillions and Trillions of dollars. There are better ways to spend the money. And, there is no guarantee that the climate stops changing for the worse
@@scotty3189 scotty, thank you I respect your opinion as well.
My point was just that the scientific consensus, the great, great majority of the scientific community presently believes the globe is warming, and it’s caused due to the burning of fossil fuels and the actions of man.
This is because we have an immense quantity of data based research. The research has been published in peer reviewed journals. That is our reality, NOW.
I try pretty hard to base my opinions on data, not what I wish, not what I think makes sense to my little pea brain. I’ve read quite a bit on the subject of climate change over the last few decades. I check my opinion regularly with that of scientific journals and the union of concerned, scientists.
I appreciate you sharing your views with me and trying to help me understand. I know you mean well. That means a lot to me. A lot of people are not as kind with their wording as you are. I think I could learn a thing or two from you :-).
Anyway, you may enjoy/appreciate checking the union of concern scientists in the future for all things science, not just climate change related.
All the best to you,
Or we could just go all-in on small modular nuclear plants and leave solar/wind to ~20% of our power.
No.
No…..
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No.
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Why is there no mention of the hazardous materials that are created to mine and recycle the minerals in the panels and batteries? If this is so beneficial to utilities and the grid, the utilities should pay 100% to install the panels. Did Sunrun pay for this commercial?
...it does. It specifically name-drops lead and cadmium.
Why does your comment not mention the hazardous materials that are “mined” for fossil fuels, and the un-recyclable waste products that fossil fuels generate? Here’s some fun math for you. A gallon of gasoline, when burned, produces about 20 pounds of CO2 (give or take a pound for exact formulation). A car that gets 30mpg, driven for 150,000 miles, uses 5000 gallons of gasoline, and produces 100,000 pounds of CO2 - un-recyclable waste that is damaging the atmosphere, contributing to the heat waves and forest fires we are suffering, etc. Not to mention the sulfur compounds and other impurities that also wind up in the atmosphere (remember acid rain?). And of course, there’s the environmental damage wrought by mining/drilling itself, spills during drilling and transport, and of course the wars fought and dictators coddled to keep the oil flowing.
If the panels are decommissioned properly, they won’t pose a hazard
The video mentions lead and cadmium! Maybe watch the video next time first before commenting? Also, I expect the output from coal mining and coal power plants is totally not hazardous in anyway!
Home batteries are usually LFP, so no there are no toxic metals at all. Still toxic smoke if they catch on fire, but LFP batteries are 100x safer than standard lithium ion (NMC or NCA) batteries. It isn't an issue.
Solar cells can have cadmium in them, depending on the type cell. Lead though? Not any more. Most modern solar cells do not contain lead.
Surprisingly, the most difficult material to recycle is probably the glass.
Lol, the oil and gas company is fighting renewable energy big time. So I don't think so...😅😂
so do we blame them if the climate breaks afterall ? :P
Laugh
The CEO lady sounds like Kamala Harris.
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Nothing will work because our economy depends on exponential growth to survive and renewable energy just adds to the growth.
It doesn’t require fossil fuels?
How are the facilities that make these panels powered? How are the materials transported? How are the materials to make them mined?
Fact: it would take twice the area as California covered in solar panels to provide the US with its daily electricity needs.
How much is this AD? There is no fact here? Heat reduces solar panel efficiency and this stresses the grid more, and the grid may have too much generating capacity during the night.
Employees over at Cash app investment ( cause the founder's dead) are stealing My money including dividends directly out of My account. Wall Street Journal please do something about it.
Perhaps someone could inform the power companies that rooftop solar is good for THEM and the environment. Perhaps then they will stop trying to make adding rooftop solar a loosing proposition for consumers. I'm looking at you @SDGE, @PGE, @SCE, etc.
It's not though. Something like 50% of the cost of electricity is transmission, not generation. They lost money on each net metering customer.
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Try nuclear farm.
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