[newyankee]

Due to the low cost of solar panels, there is no reason why one cannot have an overcapacity of 2x-3x along with storage.

In that case we really need good applications to take advantage of surplus energy beyond energy storage.

[perilunar]

Good applications for surplus energy:

- synthesising hydrocarbon fuels for use where batteries are not practical e.g. long-haul shipping and aviation

- desalinating water (plenty of need for more fresh water around the world)

- scrubbing excess CO2 from the atmosphere