Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to CanadaEnglish · 5 months agoPlug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board firstwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down10 cross-posted to: solardiy@lemmy.world
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkPlug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board firstwww.cbc.caSunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to CanadaEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square28linkfedilink cross-posted to: solardiy@lemmy.world
minus-squareBlameThePeacocklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoRome has a residential electricity price of 0.35 Euros per kwh, which is about $0.50 cdn. Torontos midpeak price per kwh is 12.2 cents. The latitude doesn’t matter when the price of electricity is literally one fourth of the amount. There isn’t even a 4x difference between the north pole and the equator for solar irradiation.
Rome has a residential electricity price of 0.35 Euros per kwh, which is about $0.50 cdn. Torontos midpeak price per kwh is 12.2 cents.
The latitude doesn’t matter when the price of electricity is literally one fourth of the amount.
There isn’t even a 4x difference between the north pole and the equator for solar irradiation.