GENERAL ELECTRICITY
Electricity can be produced from multiple sources—renewables (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass), nuclear, and thermal plants (natural gas, coal, diesel). Each option trades off cost, reliability, emissions, and speed to deploy. Below is a clean, website-ready overview you can paste.
✅ Key Profits (Investment Angle)
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Long-term, contract-backed cash flows via PPAs/retail tariffs (often 10–25 years)
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Low operating costs for renewables (no fuel price risk) and potential carbon credits
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Inflation-linked or indexed tariffs in many markets; diversified revenue from grid services (capacity/ancillary)
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Portfolio diversification across renewables + dispatchable assets to smooth volatility
⚙️ Key Features
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Solar PV: Fast to build, modular, daytime generation; pairs well with batteries
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Wind (on/offshore): High output in good wind corridors; stronger at night/seasonal complement to solar
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Hydropower: Low LCOE, excellent capacity factor where geography allows
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Geothermal/Biomass: Baseload renewable options; higher upfront site work
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Natural Gas (CCGT): Flexible, dispatchable; fuel-price exposure and emissions
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Nuclear: Very high capacity factor, zero operational CO₂; long lead times, strict regulation
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Batteries (BESS): Store excess solar/wind, provide peak shaving and grid stability
📌 Project Models
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Utility-scale: 10–500+ MW plants selling to the grid under PPAs
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Commercial & Industrial (C&I): On-site or wheeled power with savings vs. grid tariffs
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Residential/Micro-grid: Rooftop solar + inverter + batteries + optional generator
🧭 Quick Setup Guide (Home/Business)
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Audit load: Average daily kWh and peak kW (e.g., 12 kWh/day; 3 kW peak)
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Size PV: Daily kWh ÷ sun-hours (e.g., 12 ÷ 5 ≈ 2.4 kW; add 30–40% headroom → ~3.2 kW)
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Battery: Target 4–8 hours of backup (e.g., 3 kW × 6 h ≈ 18 kWh usable)
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Inverter: Match/oversize peak (e.g., 3.6–5 kW) with MPPT and islanding/UPS mode
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Permits & protection: Earthing, breakers, surge protection, and local approvals
🔒 Risk Snapshot
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Resource variability (sun/wind), curtailment, and grid constraints
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Policy/regulatory changes to tariffs or incentives
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Capex & timeline overruns; O&M performance
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Fuel price risk (thermal assets); decommissioning obligations
✨ In short: A balanced mix—renewables for low operating cost + dispatchable assets for reliability—can deliver stable, inflation-resilient cash flows while supporting energy transition goals.