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Originally Posted by Oerets
""Solar Power Is Helping Some Puerto Rico Homes Avoid Hurricane Fiona Blackouts""
“Hurricane Fiona is just one more example of the urgency needed to transition to an electrical system that’s resilient and provides people what they need, which is rooftop solar and storage,” says Cathy Kunkel, an energy program manager at San Juan-based sustainability nonprofit Cambio PR. “Puerto Rico needs something that’s not going to go out every time a major storm hits, because we’re just getting more and more of them.”
https://dnyuz.com/2022/09/20/solar-p...ona-blackouts/
Someday there will be no other choice then going renewable. We have already gone way beyond the point of no return on preventing drastic changes. Survival mode will soon become apparent.
Then the blaming pointing fingers....... At those on the wrong side of history. |
That someday is here and now and presently solar power generation is the most economical, negative being that power is only generated when the sun is up and about and it drops precipitously in the winter. Pumped storage is a very easy and viable storage option, but requires a lot more investment. I don't believe that storing power in batteries is an economical viable option but sodium based batteries are evolving.
Nuclear is by far the best option, but it takes years and years of planning and construction. Doubt we as a country will ever shed the disdain for nuclear power, yet we make submarines and other nuclear powered naval vessels!
Power from other sources, cost of fuel will continue to make it prohibitive and will also take years to commission.