Comments by "worn down" (@worndown8280) on "Peter Zeihan || The Solar Power Problem(s)" video.

  1. I am not sure if you understand you proved his point. Even in the summer, when you have the most solar, you still need all of the grid and all of its inputs including keeping the power plant spun up. Unless a home can be 100% self sufficient, year round, its not really "helping" as far as a carbon footprint goes, if thats important to you. It sure will offset higher energy costs though.
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  2. Reading the comments its like people dont understand this. Yes the solar you put on your house may reduce your total energy usage from the grid. But all those investments still have to be made to transport the energy you dont generate to you house so it doesnt go dark when the sun goes down and to keep the steam boiler hot to produce the extra power when its needed. Unless you can completely detach yourself from the grid, from any electrical use, standpoint you arent really helping reduce your carbon footprint. In fact you are likely increasing it. And if you dont have a battery wall that can go several days between recharges or if you dont get sun every day, thats just not happening.
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  3.  @bobmorane4926  technically you could use a flywheel. It's old tech. But when they fail it is catastrophic.
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  4.  @priceprice_baby  you clearly don't understand how power is made or transported if that is your position.
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  5.  @TheHigherVoltage  clearly. Another storage medium was asked for though.
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