Comment on How do Texas residents afford electricity?
blazera@lemmy.world 2 months agoThats not gonna be the minimum, its a sliding scale of how much solar you can afford.
Comment on How do Texas residents afford electricity?
blazera@lemmy.world 2 months agoThats not gonna be the minimum, its a sliding scale of how much solar you can afford.
Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 2 months ago
When you include enough battery storage to keep your HVAC working without interruption, the price becomes extremely high.
blazera@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Crazy thing about AC, its power draw lines up perfectly with solar production, you dont need much storage to run it.
Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That is simply not accurate in south Texas. It’s 90 degrees at midnight with 80% humidity. You need a great deal of storage.
Also, the system needs to over-produce and store that excess energy during the day so you cam continue to run all night. If there is heavy cloud cover, you will be relying on that storage during the day as well.
blazera@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Im seeing lows in the 70s. If theres heavy cloud cover you wont need as much AC. Texas summers are ideal solar scenario