Posted by: Khaobaadi January 29, 2016
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No doubt, solar or wind (or some combination of solar and wind) power generated electricity can, to an extent, displace reliance on power grid provider or supplement the existing supply of power from the grid.
However, it does not completely displace the reliance on power grid provider unless you live in places in the world where the climate is very favorable for solar (or wind) power production. Hawaii is one of such an example where residents are increasingly going off grid to such an extent that residents who do use these alternative sources of electricity are seeing the rise in their power bills because the power company that provides them power have fewer and fewer costumers to spread the cost of power production and distribution.
Similarly, Denmark for example broke the world record in 2015 by producing about 42% of its entire energy needs from wind power generated electricity.
The question you are posing is a rather complex one and the claim you received about being able to get 100% of power needs off grid is bit overblown. It is true only if underlying factors for solar energy production are in place.
However, it does not completely displace the reliance on power grid provider unless you live in places in the world where the climate is very favorable for solar (or wind) power production. Hawaii is one of such an example where residents are increasingly going off grid to such an extent that residents who do use these alternative sources of electricity are seeing the rise in their power bills because the power company that provides them power have fewer and fewer costumers to spread the cost of power production and distribution.
Similarly, Denmark for example broke the world record in 2015 by producing about 42% of its entire energy needs from wind power generated electricity.
The question you are posing is a rather complex one and the claim you received about being able to get 100% of power needs off grid is bit overblown. It is true only if underlying factors for solar energy production are in place.