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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Electricity generation will see disruption about the same time. It's already cheaper to build solar capacity with storage than gas/coal, and costs for solar and storage are still plummeting.
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The most disruption that solar has caused is in increased electricity prices and grid stability.The countries with the most expensive electricity almost universally have the most penetration of solar and wind. And not only is it expensive, it also becomes hard to manage especially as reliable but old power stations retired and aren't replaced; as shown by sunny Australia who can barely handle hot summer afternoons anymore and where spot prices can jump to A$14,000/MWh.
Wind is similar, as the UK suffered a severe grid failure last Friday despite being in very windy conditions and the Australian regulator suing several wind farms for helping to cause a state-wide blackout in South Australia back in 2016.
And storage is a complete non-starter in much of the developed world as you need seasonal storage to save summer solar surpluses to make up for winter deficits.
