Yeah. Wind (plus batteries) will likely have to remain a grid thing for the days when the sun just won’t cut it. I’d like to get to full autonomy mostly for peace of mind reasons but I don’t see that happening, barring storage advances that would allow storing power across seasons.

Still, mostly full solar with a wind-powered grid as backup would already be amazing, and it’s just plain fantastic that we’re making good progress in that direction.

I mean, you gonna do home nuclear?

Ha! I have done the same evaluation for my location (also grey much of the year) and came to the opposite conclusion. I do have reservations about winter, but they’re more about the duration of the day. Thankfully that’s also when we get a lot of wind.

Not true. Modern solar tech no longer needs direct sunlight and will still generate a good amount of power in overcast conditions.

That does mean you need more panels for the same output, yup. Good news is panels have become so cheap that it’s not remotely a deal breaker.

Shit has been bleak out there but the advances in solar tech are incredible and legit one of the most positive and exciting things going on right now.