To begin with, the pursuit of sustainable energy is something that not many countries are able to afford. Developing countries have a much harder time becoming more sustainable due to cost of these renewable energy. But to tailor this more specifically to the solar power, it is a relatively expensive renewable energy. According to U.S. DOE’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) ¨it’s the most expensive form of electricity among current technologies for new electricity generation, about $396 per megawatthour for PV.¨ It is roughly twice the amount of other energy such as wind. Therefore, commercial-level application is probably very difficult. On campus, the only housing that had the solar power is the Garnett, and it is not even enough to sustain the energy that runs in the building. However, it should be a goal to strive towards, especially for the US as a developed nation!
Source:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/101105-cost-of-solar-energ
You made a good point that some countries that are still developing don’t have the money to be sustainable.
It’s discouraging to know that some countries do not have the resources to be sustainable. I wonder where sustainability falls on the country’s list of necessities.
This was a great point to bring up, however as the cost of solar energy decreases and technological development increases. Hopefully, it can become more visible for developing countries to implement renewable energy.
Thank you for sharing this information. Affordability of resources is a common problem and I wonder what initiative other countries worldwide can take to make renewable energy more accessible to communities
Thank you for speaking on this topic, and for raising awareness about the difficulties many people face in terms of having reliable and adequate access to resources. Its an under discussed issue.