On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 at 14:42, Matthias Urlichs <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 20.08.26 13:38, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: > > Using more green power from the solar panel on my roof does *not* > > contribute anything to destroying the environment (even if I use that > > power to run an AI agent on my video card) > > That's only aspirationally true, unfortunately. *Right now* the power > Do you mean "conditionally"? > from my solar panel would go to the grid instead and, assuming no solar > arrays in the local network are throttled due to overproduction, cause > some kilos of CO₂ to not be emitted. > > This assumes, of course, that the solar array *can* feed to the grid > (and the attached battery, if any, isn't full). I might be priviledged in south of Germany (but I hear from friends and relatives the same is true in many other places in Europe), but real situation here is that there are already so many solar panels connected to the grid that, when the sun is shining, the grid is basically saturated with green solar power and any extra solar energy collected is just going to be wasted anyway. For reference: * https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-hits-solar-pv-milestone-early-industry-warns-hurdles-ahead - 128 GW peak solar capacity installed * https://www.electricitymaps.com/grid-in-review-2025/germany - data from last year shows peak usage maxing out at 65 GW * https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/price_spot_market/chart.htm?l=en&c=DE&week=33&legendItems=1x1q00 - spot graphs from last week showing load being below renewable generation every day from 10/11 to 16/17 o'clock. -- Best regards, Aigars Mahinovs
