I think for most it's a way to make the grid more reliable, not to replace it. Certainly true in the Netherlands (but we have winters where solar panels are close to useless).
Auke Hoekstra
Pakistan is now the world's #2 solar panel importer.
More than India, more than the entire Gulf.
Almost none of it policy-driven. Grid power is costly & unreliable, so households go solar themselves.
But does that push grid fees higher for everyone left behind?
More soon: janrosenow.substack.com
