Dropping Demand To Fix Supply. While experts see this winter in Europe to be challenging given the ongoing Russian attacks in Ukraine and offensive energy aggressions with natural gas supply, they don’t expect Countries like Germany to fall short in supplying energy to its citizens. That doesn’t mean that it won’t be financially painful, we’ve seen that coverage across the headlines over the past few weeks. It will take time for Europe to find alternative gas supplies, more specifically gas logistics, to offset decreased Russian supply. The increase energy cost is one of the largest impacts to the inflationary pressures across the Continent and globe. That is where solar and storage steps in on all sides of the grid. It’s important to offset as much gas demand as possible with alternative fuels, not meaning to eliminate in the short term, but instead to save as much as possible to ensure no shortfalls and decrease the price pressures that families will feel.
- Axios: Europe’s soaring energy costs push leaders to consider major steps
- Bloomberg: US Homes Add Rooftop Solar at a Record Clip to Cut Power Bills
- Utility Dive: FERC approves ISO-NE plan to bypass the grid operator and rely on state reviews for DER interconnections
- PV-Magazine: Solar on canals moves closer to reality
- Solar Builder: Enphase Energy acquires smart home IoT software provider GreenCom
- Renew Economy: “Workers want a plan:” Greens push for transition authority to manage switch to renewables
- PV-Tech: Australia will need 1.9TW of solar to reach net zero by 2050 – report
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