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black_puppydog 3 hours ago

As ever, Volts did a really good episode on this:

https://www.volts.wtf/p/how-to-make-rooftop-solar-power-as

Worth a listen, both to learn about how ridiculous the US situation is, and just how good the "news" of abundant solar is.

Wacari 3 hours ago | parent [-]

David Roberts does not have an EE degree and misunderstands anything related to power system operations. Great for positive vibes and LCOE parading tho.

0cf8612b2e1e 19 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Good thing he just interviews the technical experts who do. He more or less just gives people in the energy industry a megaphone to discuss the things they are doing.

cinntaile 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You could try using arguments instead of an appeal to authority fallacy?

dataengineer56 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What does "LCOE" stand for?

collinmcnulty 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Levelized cost of electricity. All the costs that go into producing from a given source (capex and opex) divided by the total power generated.

danans 3 hours ago | parent [-]

> All the costs that go into producing from a given source (capex and opex) divided by the total power generated

... total energy generated.

collinmcnulty 12 minutes ago | parent [-]

Good catch! One of my own biggest pet peeves too

stoneman24 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Perhaps Low Cost Of Electricity?

dataengineer56 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'm not asking for guesses thank you (especially if they turn out to be incorrect).

cinntaile 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Your sibling comment is right. It stands for Levelized Cost Of Electricity.

red-iron-pine 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

elaborate

sanderjd 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm way less skeptical of Roberts than the parent commenter appears to be, but IMO he is more of a policy person than an engineering person. I still find the podcast very useful, with this lens in mind. There are other podcasts that get deeper into the engineering substance, and it's totally ok for different things to have different emphases.

triceratops 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> David Roberts does not have an EE degree

Elon Musk doesn't have an automotive or aeronautical engineering degree. People can understand work they don't have a degree in.

> misunderstands anything related to power system operations

Do you have some examples?