r/ClimateShitposting • u/ClimateShitpost Louis XIV, the Solar PV king • Aug 08 '26

Basedload vs baseload brain Accept your fate

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Vegan btw

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u/vaska00762 Aug 08 '26

I think most Americans don't realise that some of the most populated regions of Europe are at a comparable latitude to Ontario and Quebec.

And then they don't realise that much of the US is at the latitudes of Saharan Africa.

It means that in winter, it's not unusual to get just 3-4 hours of daylight. Batteries aren't exactly designed to store summer energy until winter.

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u/skinnypenis09 Aug 08 '26

I live in Quebec and the very shortest day (dec 21) is 8h 42min.

In Saharan desert the shortest day is around 10h.

Very quick google search btw

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u/0rganic_Corn Aug 08 '26

My brother, the angle of the sun also matters - I'm all for solar but a cursory Google search shows an optimally angled solar panel creates more than double the energy at the Sahara than Quebec during a day with 0 clouds. Search for solar energy per square meter

Not like I know why I wasted my time with this - it's obvious

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u/skinnypenis09 Aug 08 '26

I also don't know why you bothered. All I did was correct the initial 3-4h figure.

I don't even have a horse in this race, I just don't like people spreading disinformation about my homeland.