With solar panels, a giant solar spill is just called a sunny day.

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"We are more vulnerable to higher costs when electricity is generated from fossil fuels. It is far more difficult to control or manipulate the price of wind or sunshine."
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/11/16/opinion/utilities-delaying-grid-renewal-required-electrify-everything
#cop27 #climatechange #renewableenergy

SUNNY

[elleng]

1. 7 such 'spills' in the forecast here!!!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. Parking lots need to be shaded from these spills.

[applegrove]

3. And canals. Putting solar panel farms on them reduces evaporation. N/T

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. There is a state in India that's doing exactly that.

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5. That is where I heard it. Go India!

[Amishman]

6. Some technology issues to be sorted out before wind and solar can be a primary source

Load balancing and grid inertia are big issues due to minute to minute output variation. It's particularly significant with wind power.

Need much better capacitors to smooth it all out.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

7. We had a spill here today, but got it cleaned up by nightfall.

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8. LOL!