Comment by Ray20
5 hours ago
> Building solar panel installations in remote locations still requires linking that back to the main grid, and all the in-between infrastructure needed to transform and transmit that power
Some people actually have an idea of how electricity works and statements like these make them think that the whole renewable energy industry is one big scam.
In your opinion, what percentage of the total cost is involved in tapping into the existing grid from nearest wasteland?
The really critical cost isn't monetary but time. There's plenty of places where the interconnect queue is holding up projects a lot: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2025/05/06/study-...
Same in parts of the UK. Scottish renewables are bottlenecked on transmission to London.
Whereas connecting generation to a substation near demand usually shows up as "negative demand" and doesn't require big upgrades.