So let me get this straight:
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RE: https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/116109430224379547
So let me get this straight:
- Solar panels are more efficient and easier to install.
- They're becoming shockingly cheap, like TVs.
- They last much longer than expected.
- They provide unexpected environmental benefits.That's a done deal.
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RE: https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/116109430224379547
So let me get this straight:
- Solar panels are more efficient and easier to install.
- They're becoming shockingly cheap, like TVs.
- They last much longer than expected.
- They provide unexpected environmental benefits.That's a done deal.
@Gustodon @infobeautiful From what I've seen, they cost like $30000 for a whole solar powered system.
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@Gustodon @infobeautiful From what I've seen, they cost like $30000 for a whole solar powered system.
@NicksWorld It gets complicated with the inverter and everything but you can buy a pallet of panels for $5000. Everything after that is a game of thrift.
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RE: https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/116109430224379547
So let me get this straight:
- Solar panels are more efficient and easier to install.
- They're becoming shockingly cheap, like TVs.
- They last much longer than expected.
- They provide unexpected environmental benefits.That's a done deal.
@Gustodon
They don't require being connected to a grid, correct? That could be a real plus in the future world chaos. Don't need AI either. š -
@Gustodon
They don't require being connected to a grid, correct? That could be a real plus in the future world chaos. Don't need AI either. š@lin11c No grid required. Obviously people do both, but it's possible to be completely self-sufficient in terms of energy, or to have it as a backup, as you suggest, if the grid is destroyed.
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@lin11c No grid required. Obviously people do both, but it's possible to be completely self-sufficient in terms of energy, or to have it as a backup, as you suggest, if the grid is destroyed.
@Gustodon
A more perfect energy solution has never existed! Why don't more people take advantage of this. Cities! -
RE: https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/116109430224379547
So let me get this straight:
- Solar panels are more efficient and easier to install.
- They're becoming shockingly cheap, like TVs.
- They last much longer than expected.
- They provide unexpected environmental benefits.That's a done deal.
@Gustodon I love my system, and I hope battery tech and cost catch-up soon. Both individual and industrial levels are the next big hurdle.
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@Gustodon
A more perfect energy solution has never existed! Why don't more people take advantage of this. Cities!@lin11c @Gustodon the only problem is, that in temperate climate zone, you have winter. During winter, the production goes as low as 10% and only for few hours per day.
Cloudy days and nights are mostly ok during summer, when the batteries can recharge only after few hours of sunlight.
This means, that we still need some backup sources during winter. And this is the only issue, because scalable long term accumulation is still not easy.
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@lin11c @Gustodon the only problem is, that in temperate climate zone, you have winter. During winter, the production goes as low as 10% and only for few hours per day.
Cloudy days and nights are mostly ok during summer, when the batteries can recharge only after few hours of sunlight.
This means, that we still need some backup sources during winter. And this is the only issue, because scalable long term accumulation is still not easy.
@xChaos Agreed. But we also need to really ask ourselves what needs electricity and what doesn't. I don't know enough about it to say but even the idea that it's always turned on might be an error.
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