[ajsnigrutin]

During calm hot sunny days in the summer (so.. the ones when you need AC the most), we already have surplus of solar energy and serious problems (in some places) what to do with that energy (you have to dump it somewhere).

[itishappy]

> you have to dump it somewhere

You don't. Solar panels are more than happy to sit idle. "Excess energy" is an economics problem, not a physics one.

[ajsnigrutin]

Why sit idle, when they can cool your house by powering the AC?

[itishappy]

No reason. It's obviously better to use power than waste it, but it's not a "serious problem" if we don't. It doesn't damage panels. It doesn't stress the grid. It doesn't cause additional emissions.