You store the excess power in batteries.
Then it can be used during peak usage and/or overnight.
MSN writing is some of the dumbest I have ever read.
Many companies are offering this solution, but the biggest is Tesla and nothing more than political reasons they are dumping on solar/battery and EVs.
Before some of you pop a gasket let me say this. I hate mandates an you have the right to buy whatever vehicle you want.i personally have nothing against gas/diesel except for the FACT that it is a political football. We can go from cheap & plentiful gas with one President to $7/gallon with another and much of the Inflation we are suffering thru is from fuel priced.
I’m a geek a heart and Elon figured out how to get a rocket to land on a barge in the middle of the ocean 7 years ago and the competition isn’t even close. In EVs he figured it out. A Teala is cheaper to operate than a gas car and it’s features far surpass even luxury brands. Does it solve everything? No, but people are buying them left & right regardless what all the FUD in the media are saying.
Back to solar/batteries. It works. It’s not for every case and it will need some sort of backup when weather blocks the power source for an extended period of time. It’s far more efficient & cheaper than wind which is a joke IMHO.
The big reason the left does not like about personal solar/battery residential & commercial systems is CONTROL. They lose control when the consumer owns the source, distribution of their own energy.
Here is a guy in New Jersey not California or the sun belt, Jersey who has a solar/battery & a Tesla EV. For the year his net electric bill is zero. Powers his house & appliances and his transportation for a net cost of $0.00 a year. OK, there was a minimum charge for having an account with his local utility.
The only drawback is the initial cost of the system but with utility rates rising as fast as gas/diesel it pays for itself pretty fast.
Sorry for the rant, but after reading the MSN article and seeing it for what it is. I felt compelled.