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Solar power has begun to transform the world’s energy system

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353 points dmazin | 1 comments | 09 Jul 25 12:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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arh5451 ◴[09 Jul 25 13:30 UTC] No.44509839[source]▶
Nice article explaining solar energy policy. I think the article still doesn't address the mismatch between solar energy production and consumption, which needs to be filled by storage mechanisms. Also would have been nice to have a critical look at how the Chinese were able to corner the Solar market via state sponsored means.
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1. ajross ◴[09 Jul 25 14:06 UTC] No.44510221[source]▶
> I think the article still doesn't address the mismatch between solar energy production and consumption, which needs to be filled by storage mechanisms.

Or just some old gas plants. No one is demanding a 100% solution. Let's get to 85% or whatever first. Arguments like this (which always appear in these threads) are mostly just noise. Pick the low hanging fruit, then argue about how to cross the finish line.

And the bit about China is an interesting article about trade policy but entirely unrelated to the technology being discussed. "Because it's Chinese" is a dumb reason to reject tech.