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Gas imports or solar panels?
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this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2026
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When our energy department ran this calc Solar was far cheaper but the actual costs were nearly 10x using LPG because a grid needed storage and diversification to account for the different outputs. If the sun is low you cant run a country of batteries and still have it match LPG.
This image shows Solar at a best case comparison and not the times when its producing 20% of LPG
Maybe there's a battery somewhere in there?