Comment on this one goes out to the urban planning nerds

fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  From what I’ve heard (and I DO NOT understand it, at all) this is cost prohibitive and impractical.

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  • VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s like a lot of things in life. It depends and it can be complicated.

    Upfront costs for infrastructure besides the panels themselves is expensive and in places where electricity is already cheap companies won’t bother.

    You also have to conduct tests to ensure that the grid and transformers can handle more power, and if they can’t then you have more infrastructure that needs upgrades.

    I’m not saying we shouldn’t do this. We really need to in the long run but it isn’t something we can simply snap our fingers and do instantly.

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  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not sure how this would be the case, would love to see a reference here.

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