Comment by kraftman
2 days ago
I must be missing something, what other type of power would they be referring to when talking about solar?
2 days ago
I must be missing something, what other type of power would they be referring to when talking about solar?
Power used to drive the wheels of cars & trucks, energy used to heat houses.
I'm not sure this makes sense? If you have a solar system setup at home, with a battery, electric heating and also ev charger, then it's all the same thing. Or am I misunderstanding something?
Electricity is a type of energy, but all energy isn't electricity. The total amount of energy is electricity + non-electricity energy, and solar doesn't yet equal to greater than 50% of that total.
No, this is an important distinction as different energy sources can be used to do the same thing.
For example, you can run a boiler to do electricity and/or district heating. Very common in Sweden for example.