How Small-Scale Solar is Better Than Large Scale

03/30/18

“How is small-scale solar a cheaper alternative to large-scale grid distribution?”

 

Conventional wisdom holds that bigger is better. However, this turns out to not hold true in the arena of solar energy. A recent study has shown that when taking transmission and feedback into account, locally generated building-side distributed solar is more cost-effective than its grid-side alternative! Just goes to show the potential of renewable energy.