Mastodawn

I've now successfully electrified my car, mower, snow blower, power washer and house. All of this is 100% solar charged. I make a large enough surplus that the utility even cuts me an annual check because I put more into the grid than I use. The cash I'm saving is insane, and my 2017 solar energy system hit ROI in 2023. #solar #renewables #solarpower #cleanenergy

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Guillaume Rossolini Nov 11, 2024

@Lydie looks like two or three times the roof area in panels, total?

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Jay Nov 11, 2024

@Lydie That looks awesome; seriously jealous.

Random thought: would you be able to grow mushrooms underneath the panels?

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Will Glynn Nov 11, 2024

@Lydie Power was out for 7 hours today… and I wasn't affected in the slightest. Solar + storage is good for everyone, and it's especially good for the owner when they suddenly go off-grid.

> [Power company CEO] said that about 2000 people, one third of Arrowhead customers, were experiencing power outages on Monday morning. He added that as the winds continued to blow more trees and debris down, the situation for crews working to restore power was “pretty rough.”

https://wtip.org/emergency-crews-and-highway-department-responding-to-downed-trees-due-to-high-winds/

Emergency crews and highway department responding to downed trees, power outages due to high winds | WTIP

Cook County and the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation spent the morning of Monday, Nov. 11 under a High Wind Warning from the National Weather Service. The wind picked up overnight from Sunday into Monday, and gusts were recorded as high as 60 mph in the early hours on Monday. There were reports...

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enmodo ⚛️ 🧬 🇺🇦 🍉Nov 18, 2024

@Lydie it warms my heart. I just don't understand why so many are still all in on drill-baby-drill? Is it because that's what their bougie master told them to think, or do they really have some visceral connection with burning things for power? Like they don't understand electric power - it's too intellectual or not macho enough for them? Like I said, I don't get it. Being independent of big oil and the grid should be on everyone's radar and must have list.