Great idea, and I suspect it is one that is probably many, many, many years away from being financially and practically feasible.
Start small with driveways, neighborhood roads, and back roads in areas that get the most sunshine. Just because we can't afford to repave the country doesn't mean we can't do it at all and improve it.
Start small with driveways, neighborhood roads, and back roads in areas that get the most sunshine. Just because we can't afford to repave the country doesn't mean we can't do it at all and improve it.
This full report was quite interesting. Had some interesting points on when grid parity will be seen in each state, I still think the solar thing might be a little blown out of proportion but if the whole storage costs come down it should allow for most widespread adoption. While some might be intrigued with the solar roadways, something that might be more plausible is to line the interstates with solar panels in the lane dividers.
Thoughts?
yeah, but if somehow my driveway can cut my power bills then that added expense may be worth it in the long run.