>In one sense the more solar we install, the more energy is produced, the cheaper that energy gets. I'd suggest that's a feature not a bug.
That's a feature from an overall perspective. Not for the seller.
Additionally when those panels then don't or barely produce electricity such as at night or in most of europe during much of winter it mandates a costly variable additional source that can output for days on end so many battery solutions end up out of the question at grid scale. Often when pumped hydro isn't an option only co2 emitting gas remains.
Batteries don’t have to be huge to be useful. You’d have to run the calculation for each location, but avoiding peak rates can make a big difference to power bills.
The ROI might be longer than the battery’s life if it isn’t combined with panels, but in a location with high peak pricing, it may be viable.
To the individual. What i'm referring to is when you want to be climate "neutral" and collectively use that solar whilst your peak is not just at a recurring 10pm or so but also across many days/weeks/months and it's not just for you as an individual but for your wider region or country. After all there will be long periods where my panels will produce not even a 10th of what they might produce on average in summer.
That's a feature from an overall perspective. Not for the seller. Additionally when those panels then don't or barely produce electricity such as at night or in most of europe during much of winter it mandates a costly variable additional source that can output for days on end so many battery solutions end up out of the question at grid scale. Often when pumped hydro isn't an option only co2 emitting gas remains.