There is median 29 hours of sun during December in Poland. The daily amplitude means nothing here.
Yet we build 10GW of capacity, that mostly does not contribute towards lower coal usage.
And, wind capacity factor is usually very low.
Yet we build 10GW of capacity, that mostly does not contribute towards lower coal usage.
And, wind capacity factor is usually very low.
I don't mind keeping building solar panels, but subsidizing requires proper analysis of the benefits and externalities (notably on the grid) rather than blindly giving money to anyone saying !SOLAR! like we currently do.
Solar on reservoirs and in pastures will be recognized as an overwhelmingly better idea.
A dollar spent on solar displaces several times as much carbon as anything else except wind, even after accounting for night and weather.