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In large parts of the world (e.g. where I live, in Texas, USA) this is by far when the largest electricity usage is (because it's when the air conditioners are working hardest). So, yes we will have to have some non-solar energy, we could get to much larger than we already are (and it's growing fast) because that is when the peak usage is.


When it's hottest, you run into dollar's other challenge - they get less efficient as they heat up




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