Sunshine@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months agoPlug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board firstwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkPlug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board firstwww.cbc.caSunshine@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square28linkfedilink
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoToronto is at the same latitude as Rome.
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoRome has a residential electricity price of 0.35 Euros per kwh, which is about $0.50 cdn. Torontos midpeak price per kwh is 12.2 cents. The latitude doesn’t matter when the price of electricity is literally one fourth of the amount. There isn’t even a 4x difference between the north pole and the equator for solar irradiation.
Toronto is at the same latitude as Rome.
Rome has a residential electricity price of 0.35 Euros per kwh, which is about $0.50 cdn. Torontos midpeak price per kwh is 12.2 cents.
The latitude doesn’t matter when the price of electricity is literally one fourth of the amount.
There isn’t even a 4x difference between the north pole and the equator for solar irradiation.