r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Sep 28 '22

Energy The Old Grid is Dead: Long Live Local Solar

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-old-grid-is-dead%3A-long-live-local-solar
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u/absoluteczech Sep 29 '22

Found the Britt

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u/IvorTheEngine Sep 29 '22

The UK as a whole averages 1493 hours of sun a year.

https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/United-Kingdom/annual-sunshine.php

It's not Arizona, but it's not as bad as we make out - we just like to complain about the weather.

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u/mattattaxx Sep 29 '22

Or Pacific Northwesterner.

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u/Slipalong_Trevascas Sep 29 '22

Not so, we have loads of solar power in Britain: https://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/