Its quite an achievement but i notice that the "50%" of demand was achieved on a Saturday when the industrial demand is low.
The record-breaking amount of solar power shows one of the world's leading industrial nations was able to meet a third of its electricity needs on a work day, Friday, and nearly half on Saturday when factories and offices were closed.
Gee, how do yo suppose they accomplished this? Did they go out and do something to see all these solar panels installed? Or did the sit around threatening to pout and stamp their feet? '". . . .It's America potentially leading the world," Gerry Brown said at a signing ceremony in Silicon Valley.' So we'll just pass a law that we get to have what we want. See, actions don't make things happen, LAWS do.
As I understood it, the German govt had the best solar panel subsidy in the world. 20 year contracts to buy all the power at a really good price had every farmer putting panels in his grazing field. Gotta get paid for by somebody though. But, perhaps a good investment if the middle east catches a nuke someday.