Why isn’t solar energy widely used?
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A huge part of it is that…uh…solar energy is only efficient during the day. At night, when the sun is down, it’s a pretty useless energy source.
Which means that it’s not really anyones first and only alternative.
Adding to that, it’s only in recent years that batteries has gotten so cost-efficient that it is starting to make sense to build solar production, accumulate electricity in batteries and use it up during the night.
Now that batteries all of a sudden ARE getting a lot better, solar panels are also getting a massive lookover and are getting a lot better every year.
Despite the obvious drawback, it’s now…not necessarily “there” yet as a good energy source, but it’s definitely showing a lot of potential as an energy alternative source.
Most solar panels are installed on houses that have a regular electrical feed incoming too; there is a very obvious alternative to fall back on when the solar panel is not producing much.
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