The price cap has droppedSeems a lot of companies are putting their prices down from 1st July?
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The price cap has droppedSeems a lot of companies are putting their prices down from 1st July?
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imagine if every new build house had solar.... or where that wasnt appropriate had a house battery instead (option for buyer to pay for both but one of the 2 needed as a minimum)
if carparks like at sainsburys had big solar roofs covering large sections of the car park (i dont mean a dome, just the kind of open roof running along the parking bays that some have already albeit without solar at the moment. - it would keep cars cool and dry as well as generate power (ideally for the charge points which they would also have installed). The bonus here is places like that use a huge amount of power anyway, as well as any charge points they have, so it wont even lead to a glut of power that the grid needs to handle, as am sure it would mostly get used right on site. it would just mean heavily reduced demand from the grid.
if on every new industrial warehouse construction it had to have some solar, and also existing infrastructure where safe and practical to do so, when they needed reroofing or replacing solar was added.
that would mean a huge amount of solar without any need to have solar farms (should keep the nimby tossers happy) and also it would be a uniform level of power accross the country.
it would cost money, some of which would likely have to be from government. it is doable however, other countries have invested in stuff exactly like that.
ok it would only have a huge benefit for 6 months of the year, with slight benefit for 3 and naff all for the final 3..... but at the point where solar is at its worst, is where wind tends to be at its best.
if we had that kind of improvement to our network i would happily pay a little more on my standing charge to subsidise it.
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South Korean 20-Mile Solar 'Bike Highway' Generates Electricity
Putting a bicycle lane in the center of a highway is unusual; however, it produces more than enough electricity to power the lighting.interestingengineering.com
Lots of bad weather is a reason not. UK has lots of dreary days, Im surprised if everywhere solar is the same timeline to repay its outlay cost. Somehow a big solar project went bust in Spain, they messed up the maths forcing large amounts of solar didnt work out in that much nicer climate, surprisingly.
Just wind and water I would think far more reliable in terms of repayment, I know solar efficiency did improve tons but theres better places in the world to put it then a rainy day in UK. One of my neighbours had thermal panels to heat the water since the 80's, it was an old farm setup so I guess it worked for them.
I remember reading about the failed Spanish solar thing. wasn't there shinanegans going on as well with it?
It was basically a botched/crooked/government incentive scheme that went horribly wrong.
It's wasnt an issue with solar energy /technology itself.
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62,000 Spaniards are now bankrupt after investing in solar panels
Spain’s decision to inject subsidies into renewable energy 17 years ago prompted thousands of families to invest in solar energy. Now, approximately 62,000 Spaniards are bankrupt as their government failed to keep its promise. The Spanish government encouraged its citizens to invest in solar...newenergyreport.com
TLDR., spanish people were encouraged to personaly invest in large scale solar farms., with the promise of subsidised electricity costs in return. The project collapsed due to mismanagement or possibly corruption and they were left out of pocket.
northern ireland were equally corrupt - the farmers who had the big feed in subsidy - the politicians wern't strung up afaik for our lost tax money.I remember reading about the failed Spanish solar thing. wasn't there shinanegans going on as well with it?
Did you account for the standing charge increase?Received my rates for the 1st July price cap for for my E7 electric supply
Standing charge (per day) 50.402p
Unit rate - Day (per kWh) 38.577p
Unit rate - Night (per kWh) 13.944p
Its shaved about 5p off day and 1.3p off night.
Just as well im a lowish user but still only about £120 a year difference to me on these prices
No change in standing charges for me on an E7 tarrifDid you account for the standing charge increase?
No change in standing charges for me on an E7 tarrif
Edit: I didn’t read the questionDoes anyone know or bother to answer.
How much would it cost to build battery backup storage which is equal to 2 weeks of energy used in the UK
Does anyone know or bother to answer.
How much would it cost to build battery backup storage which is equal to 2 weeks of energy used in the UK
not really doable. what is the average daily use (say 10kwh?) how many homes in UK (total guess - 30 million?) that by my maths would be 4200gigawat hrs alone and then there is industryDoes anyone know or bother to answer.
How much would it cost to build battery backup storage which is equal to 2 weeks of energy used in the UK