dan ๐พFirst bit of #solar power generated around 4.25am today. โ๏ธ
According to the internet knowitalls, when I was considering getting #solar panels, I was definitely too far north to ever get any benefit from it. There's never any sun and panels are at the wrong angle and there's no more feed-in tariffs and blah blah blah.
Meanwhile: hello, negative electricity bill time of year. โก๏ธ
Miguel Arroz@billgoats I was on a hardware store today and they had some new panels near the cash registers that look like just some pieces of black cardboard with a few holes to strap to a balcony. No hard structure or glass or anything. Even if my balcony only gets a few hours or direct sunlight per day, for just little over 300 euro, including the inverter, itโs temptingโฆ
@arroz You definitely donโt need direct sunlight to generate. It helps, but even in shade you can get a decent amount of power out. Iโd be kind of curious how a small system like that works. Can the inverter pull from the grid if thereโs not enough solar power, or is it completely independent?
@billgoats Itโs one of those small inverters that you just plug to a regular outlet. The power generation is limited to 400-something Watt so it wonโt feed large appliances like water heating or stove but itโs enough for all the phantom power and electronics that are plugged 24/7.
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Alan ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ช๐บ๐ณ๏ธโ๐@billgoats How long will you take to break even?
frater mus@billgoats empirical data > bullshitters
I don't know why they'd bother bullshitting on the topic in the first place, given easy access to insolation models.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202007/the-psychology-bullshit
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