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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Not really. You can discharge into the ground, but for large installations even the ground has a limited (local) capacity.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
  1. Unplug solar panel array
  2. Less electricity being generated
  3. ...
  4. Profit (for the power company)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My understanding is that most large solar arrays don't have this capability in any sort of automatic way, and at these levels of power it's a bit more complicated than "just unplug it".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

most large solar arrays don't have this capability in any sort of automatic way

Look at this "manual" unplugger:

and at these levels of power it's a bit more complicated than "just unplug it".

Unplug many.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Everything is so fucking simple that I can easily figure out the solutions to giant societal problems with 15 minutes of googling" is the dumbest take I've heard all day. Granted it's only 6am but still.

Maybe you're not fucking Sun Tzu, Einstein and Jesus rolled in to one and there might be the occasional issue that's slightly more complicated than your armchair quarterback solutions.

Christ you people piss me off.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

societal

When did solar panels form society? Calm down your imagination.

You are saying that there is no way to disconnect solar panels from grid, which is obviously not true.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

"Why are you so worried about this soccer game? Just kick the ball in the net"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have no idea what i am talking about... But what would happen if you pulled a black tarp over the panel? Could even be automatic like the blends on a building. And even partial.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's extremely expensive and not really scaleable.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You're telling me a toggleable panel that flips when it needs to is too expensive? You're already installing the panels. You're already doing all that. The only difference is the material on the back side of the panel and of course some sort of crank and shaft to rotate it.

Or if only there was some sort of powered component that could rotate it when it reached the capacity you know since the name of the game is power

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

In addition to what allero said, you seem to only be considering future installations rather than existing ones. Retrofitting existing equipment is massively more expensive than changing a design prior to building it.