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nonethewiser ◴[03 Sep 25 13:03 UTC] No.45115215[source]▶

Solar has a count of 1354 out of a total of 3047. So 44%.

Solar accounts for ~5% of the actual output per https://www.iea.org/countries/united-kingdom/electricity and https://www.renewableuk.com/news-and-resources/press-release...

edit: change source from https://grid.iamkate.com/

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1. ZeroGravitas ◴[03 Sep 25 17:47 UTC] No.45118588[source]▶

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Yep, it's amazing how modular solar is. It's probably one of the biggest factors driving it down the cost curve and making it the primary source of energy for the human race going forward.

You can buy single panels from the supermarket and plug them in on your balcony! That's amazing.

And that modularity directly drives the competition which reduces the prices of the modules themselves and the many competing solar farms at many different scales racing to connect to the grid and delivering on or under budget on cost and time.

What a time to be alive.

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2. marcosscriven ◴[03 Sep 25 21:13 UTC] No.45120463[source]▶

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I think another way of saying this is “commoditisation”.

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