something I'd like to mention:
attempting to centralize and distribute solar/wind powered electricity by corporate entities is a failing model, yes.
there's too many issues with peak load times and lack of decently efficient massive quantity storage methods for power generated during low demand times.
but if decentralized, and applied to…
attempting to centralize and distribute solar/wind powered electricity by corporate entities is a failing model, yes.
there's too many issues with peak load times and lack of decently efficient massive quantity storage methods for power generated during low demand times.
but if decentralized, and applied to individual properties, those technologies can get people off the centralized grid, which is a very good thing for those people (not so much for the corporations that run and profit from the grid, of course.)
small scale power production can utilize existing battery tech for storage and doesn't cause the same direct environmental issues at the point of installation due to the reduced scale of turbines and panels needed. (yes there's still the environmental issues from mining and production, but petroleum/gas/nuclear fission all have those in abundance too.)
small scale renewable energy systems can also use passive solar power to reduce electrical demand, using direct heat conversion from photons... which isn't nearly as feasible at large scales and can't easily be transmitted to a grid without converting the heat to electricity, wasting energy in the process.
small scale energy self sufficiency which is not tied back into the centralized grid is not generally promoted, because it's not profitable for the existing energy production/distribution power bloc, and if widely implemented, would cause them to lose massive amounts of captive customers/profits.
something I'd like to mention:
attempting to centralize and distribute solar/wind powered electricity by corporate entities is a failing model, yes.
there's too many issues with peak load times and lack of decently efficient massive quantity storage methods for power generated during low demand times.
but if decentralized, and applied to individual properties, those technologies can get people off the centralized grid, which is a very good thing for those people (not so much for the corporations that run and profit from the grid, of course.)
small scale power production can utilize existing battery tech for storage and doesn't cause the same direct environmental issues at the point of installation due to the reduced scale of turbines and panels needed. (yes there's still the environmental issues from mining and production, but petroleum/gas/nuclear fission all have those in abundance too.)
small scale renewable energy systems can also use passive solar power to reduce electrical demand, using direct heat conversion from photons... which isn't nearly as feasible at large scales and can't easily be transmitted to a grid without converting the heat to electricity, wasting energy in the process.
small scale energy self sufficiency which is not tied back into the centralized grid is not generally promoted, because it's not profitable for the existing energy production/distribution power bloc, and if widely implemented, would cause them to lose massive amounts of captive customers/profits.
//end rant