In the Summer of 2026 there will be shock reported when solar energy supplies the majority of the power to the grid.
When utility-scale solar reached a record output of 719MW during the early afternoon on August 31, rooftop solar is also estimated to have reached a record high output of 399MW.
Demand at that time was 4300MW.
This won't happen this year. but I think it will in 2026 and when it does people will
1. Claim this is a surprise
2. Ask about what happens at night
3. Ask about what happens in winter (which is actually a reasonable question)
38% annual growth rates of solar means that it will go from 50% at noon on the sunniest day of the year to near 100% at 4pm on a good day in May in a few years.
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