AB and SK have among the higher electricity rates across all the provinces, but not by a considerable amount.
I agree, solar (with storage) does make sense for a community not connected to the grid and using generators locally, but a community being there thus makes it a populated place.
Is there a shortage of panels? I had no trouble getting mine and there’s been no indication from suppliers that stock is limited.
The average cost of electricity in Alberta is almost twice the value for BC. When doing a calculation for something like solar investment, that’s a huge difference.
Production of solar panels is reasonable right now, but still limited compared to the potential demand which is why there’s so much investment in new capacity. It’s not that panels are unavailable, but there aren’t just millions of panels laying around uninstalled either. They’re rolling off the line, getting transported, and then getting installed.
The scale of “let’s do this for the country” even with Canada being relatively small would end up impacting prices globally.
AB and SK have among the higher electricity rates across all the provinces, but not by a considerable amount.
I agree, solar (with storage) does make sense for a community not connected to the grid and using generators locally, but a community being there thus makes it a populated place.
Is there a shortage of panels? I had no trouble getting mine and there’s been no indication from suppliers that stock is limited.
The average cost of electricity in Alberta is almost twice the value for BC. When doing a calculation for something like solar investment, that’s a huge difference.
Production of solar panels is reasonable right now, but still limited compared to the potential demand which is why there’s so much investment in new capacity. It’s not that panels are unavailable, but there aren’t just millions of panels laying around uninstalled either. They’re rolling off the line, getting transported, and then getting installed.
The scale of “let’s do this for the country” even with Canada being relatively small would end up impacting prices globally.
China is making panels at 2x the demand. That cannot last.
I haven’t heard of warehouses full of unused panels. The increased production is just driving prices down and demand is still eating them up.