Both excellent points.
Yes, economically, at the moment, it's hard to justify. But some solar system inverters support wind inputs, which means the "overhead" costs (inverter, battery, etc) drop away.
Yes, in terms of kw/$ adding more solar makes more sense. Except that solar is obviously dependent on sun. Mixing inputs means more "spread" in generation. (Obviously night time, rainy days, and so on.)
So its not just about kw/$ but also smoothing generation to reduce overall storage (which is -very- expensive.)
They do need more maintainence. And they contain more kinetic energy, so failure could be more serious.
These are all excellent, well accepted, points. And just when things are absolutly-positivly a bad idea... well, that's why it's ripe for disruption.
Yes, economically, at the moment, it's hard to justify. But some solar system inverters support wind inputs, which means the "overhead" costs (inverter, battery, etc) drop away.
Yes, in terms of kw/$ adding more solar makes more sense. Except that solar is obviously dependent on sun. Mixing inputs means more "spread" in generation. (Obviously night time, rainy days, and so on.)
So its not just about kw/$ but also smoothing generation to reduce overall storage (which is -very- expensive.)
They do need more maintainence. And they contain more kinetic energy, so failure could be more serious.
These are all excellent, well accepted, points. And just when things are absolutly-positivly a bad idea... well, that's why it's ripe for disruption.