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On 16/12/2016 08:50, harry wrote:
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Are the costs for storage or an for alternative source for when
it's dark factored in?

I realise that this doesn't allow the claim to be scaled up in the
way harry did

but I think the point of the article was talking about areas where
there was no other means of supply

leccy for 12 hours a day has got to be better than leccy for zero
hours of the day

Not if te main use for it is lighting after dark.

why would its main use to be to provide something that it can't
provide that you *didn't* have before

Because that happens to be what you need most, lighting after dark.

but they are currently sourcing that some other way

so they can go on doing so

and I would content that it is what you need most

Surely things like refrigeration to keep food longer is much more
important "new" thing to have

and heating. Yes, I know you should use gas or oil, but not everybody can.
Even if you use those two other fuels you need electricity to keep the
appliances working.

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