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Old 12-28-2013, 02:23 PM   #50 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Astro View Post
Also solar is generated where it is consumed. If i am producing solar electricity and there are 10 houses in my street that aren't, then anything i produce is going to be gobbled up by those houses with near zero distribution losses.
Noy necessarily. Suppose it's noon on a weekday, and nobody's home in those 10 houses. Then they're not going to be using much power, so your solar has to find a market further away.

Now suppose 8 of the other 10 homeowners decide to install solar too...
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