More from my interview with MacArthur Genius Saul Griffith. Here, Griffith discusses the “soft costs” of solar, permitting, installation, “costs of sale”, and how dealing with those costs allows for a radical drop in solar prices. Now is the time for this conversation, so look for a series of posts on the energy transition now underway.
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The state of South Australia was first to ‘get’ extensive rooftop solar and still installing. Shopping Mall car parks shaded by massive PV are a beautiful sight. Subsidies still exist, input tariffs are down and under threat because of peak overload. The overall contribution of PV is reported to be 10%. ( I can not establish exactly what that number means, so am just accepting it.) With that contribution, this summer is seeing hours when PV is providing 100% of requirements!!!
Is good. Precursor of problems to be addressed.
The state of South Australia was first to ‘get’ extensive rooftop solar and still installing. Shopping Mall car parks shaded by massive PV are a beautiful sight. Subsidies still exist, input tariffs are down and under threat because of peak overload. The overall contribution of PV is reported to be 10%. ( I can not establish exactly what that number means, so am just accepting it.) With that contribution, this summer is seeing hours when PV is providing 100% of requirements!!!
Is good. Precursor of problems to be addressed.