Reply #4: So precisely when rooftop solar panels work best......

[Porcupine]

power planners sit around and complain that wind power is infeasible for power problems. Of course nobody from the conservation-first side of things was let into the room.

If they were they could have pointed out that a combination of covering roofs with reflective materials and insulating attics would give the greatest reduction in load demand for the dollar. Then some way of subsidizing the replacement of old AC units with new energy efficient ones would work. If they switched as many of those units to ground loop or zone chillers as possible even greater savings could be made.

Then we could install a whole lot of rooftop, carport and parking lot solar panels all over Texas. Imagine all those Texans coming out of Wallyworld to a nice cool car courtesy of mr solar panel. That would even reduce gasoline demand as their engines would not labor so much to cool jet black SUV's left in the Texas sun.

It's a dream, but it's doable.