[taneq]

Solar + batteries competes with wires by being distributed. You install as much generation as you need, right where you need it. In this context you could think of it as a "wireless power receiver" and the sun as the transmitter.

[mr_toad]

> You install as much generation as you need, right where you need it.

You must live in a large, flat, country.

Take a look at a topographical map of New Zealand.

[taneq]

Yep, and fair enough, NZ is a lot more bumpy. It's still not that difficult to install rooftop solar etc. in most situations, even if it's not applicable to every case, though.

[mr_toad]

Wind and hydro are more practical in many parts of New Zealand. They don’t call it Aotearoa for nothing.