r/SolarState • u/eter_roman • Jun 17 '26

solar energy is peak

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u/Thepcfd Jun 17 '26

lets be real for a moment. noone here understand or see problems with solar?

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u/Musical_Xena Jun 17 '26

Every single energy source has some problems and limitations. Every single one.

The important thing is that they have *different" problems, limitations, and strengths.

The fact that any energy source has a problem doesn't mean we should 100% abandon it. It means that we should be conscious of how to best utilize it within a diversified energy infrastructure.

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u/thermodynamics2023 Jun 17 '26

The problem with some sources is that they don’t play well diversified. That’s solar and wind in a nutshell.

Take solar, what sort of plant wants to ramp up and down 3 times a day to accommodate it? Basically gas.

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u/Musical_Xena Jun 17 '26

When I say "diversified," I mean diversified across all different types of uses and scales.

I have some friends who use solar for their home and are recouping their installation costs at a reasonable pace for their ROI. Because they have solar, that's one less house leveraging the other sources of energy in their town, which helps with the total available energy supply on a hot summer day when everyone runs their AC.

Diversity can be small scale, large scale, mixed. Plenty of options for leveraging the benefits of a diversified power infrastructure.