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"In the 12 months ending April 2025, solar generated 83.1 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity, compared to 81.6 TWh from natural gas."

"Nationally, solar generation continues to climb. In April, solar supplied 10.64% of U.S. electricity for the month (marking the first time the country crossed the 10% mark) and contributed 7.35% of generation over the rolling 12 months. California, by comparison, produced 42% of its electricity from solar at its seasonal peak in April, with May expected to push that figure even higher."

Good 'ol CA, long-time nation-leader.

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[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

True. They don't want you feeding power back into supposedly dead lines that they might be trying to work on.

If you get a battery, you'll get a power shutoff installed with it. That power shutoff allows you to separate entirely from the grid instantly and keep your system running off grid. Imo it's half the reason to get a battery.

You can get the shutoff without the battery, but it's not much cheaper.

I did a full writeup here. https://lemmy.world/post/32326227

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