Comment on The ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived, and Here’s What to Know
cynar@lemmy.world 16 hours agoAs well as the risks of shoddy kit, there is also a grid stability issue.
Basically, solar can go off an on at a fairly rapid rate, compared to what the grid is designed for. This can lead to instabilities. Either brownouts or spikes in voltage. This can panic some grid equipment and force a shutdown.
What they should do is invest in their infrastructure and make it better able to cope with a distributed supply, distributed load setup. We all know how they feel about investments however!
DrunkenPirate@feddit.org 5 hours ago
Funny boy.
Do you think a company invests heavily into infrastructure to undermine its core business (selling power)?
Tell me tell you from Germany: No. For last 20 years. No
cynar@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
They do invest (reluctantly) when grid stability becomes compromised. That’s the point where regulators and politicians start taking a strong interest. That’s why they bitch and moan about anything that can upset the balance in the grid.
Unfortunately, the upgrades can take time, so we not only need to bully them into them, but also give them time to actually do them. Fuck knows how we pull that off however, so we might as well go full steam for solar!