howlingcoderApr 4
Sean Heber
Me everyday now that I have solar panels:
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Show threadMarina EpelmanApr 4
@bigzaphod You need a cloud storage system
Show thread🇺🇦🇪🇺 cweickhmannApr 4
@bigzaphod That's also 80% of remaining Facebook users 😅
Show threadParttimesailorApr 4
@bigzaphod where did they get my picture? Mine have produced more power than we use, since the fall of 2023.😃
Show threadThe ol' tealeg 🐡Apr 4
@bigzaphod ha, exactly! I hate those winter weeks when we can’t run entirely off the sun!
Show threadEuripides PhartzApr 4
@bigzaphod Also me after buying ANY astronomy gear.
Show threadArnd LayerApr 4
@bigzaphod me to
Show threadAlex HoffmannApr 4
@bigzaphod ha!
Show threadPlausible Human BeingApr 4

@bigzaphod This is the reason why I'm eyeing those little wind turbines with lust. Things are almost as bad where I live as they are in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Edit: Hmm. Worse than Seattle?

Show threadThe Penguin of EvilApr 5
@LovingFalloutLondon1954 @bigzaphod Trouble with turbines is that they are enormously dependent upon having a big enough swept area and smooth airflow to generate power. So if you can see your neighbour without a telescope you probably don't have room 8(
Show threaddasgrueneblattApr 4
@bigzaphod yes, exactly
Show threadJamieApr 4
@bigzaphod Tell me about it! This large tree reduces my output on every sunny day during the winter, just when I need it most. The tree is mine, but to fell a mature Ash tree in pursuit of a "green" lifestyle would be absurd.
Show threadAndy FletcherApr 5

@ArborealTechie @bigzaphod

You might consider optimisers on the panels to keep the system working under shading.

Alternatively split the array into short strings to limit the impact of a couple of shaded panels.

Show threadJamieApr 5
@X31Andy @bigzaphod Thanks Andy. I went with the second option. I was negotiating with my DNO for 3 years. So had been monitoring the shading where the proposed shed was to be. There are 54 400W panels, split into 6 strings of 9. 4 strings on the roof, 2 on the front. Split to mitigate a crossing shadow. Shed was built for PV, south facing, 20 degree roof for summer, vertical panels for winter. Just added a post about it :-
https://mas.to/deck/@ArborealTechie/116351070071408084
Jamie (@[email protected])

Attached: 3 images We fitted solar thermal (hot water) panels when re-roofing in 2006. They've been great and very cost effective. Added solar PV around them in 2011. In 2023, using over 10 years import/export data I calculated the optimum extra PV/batteries needed to satisfy most of our power needs and covered a shed in PV. The shed is south facing with a 20 degree roof. The vertical panels help in winter.

mas.to
Show threadVive LevantApr 4
@bigzaphod Me everyday.
Show threadTinheadNedApr 4
@bigzaphod Mine are ordered and I will absolutely be doing this. But the battery will stop me telling my wife to run the washing machine overnight!
Show threadRobin BartonApr 4
@bigzaphod I thought this was a reference to Trump
Show threadPaco HopeApr 5
@bigzaphod I have been able to power my old man rage using organic, artisanally sourced curmudeonness. Solar panels just made my yelling at clouds more environmentally friendly.
Show threadRonnieApr 5
@bigzaphod @Heliograph Move here… no clouds.
Show threadRonnieApr 5
@bigzaphod @Heliograph 84% of possible sunshine hours have sunshine with over 3,800 hours per year of sunshine. Also I don’t have solar which I should.
Show threadLarry Anderson 🕊️Apr 5
@Ronnie @bigzaphod @Heliograph NV Energy thanks you.
Show threadRonnieApr 5
@larand @bigzaphod @Heliograph They’d probably also like it if I was putting electricity back into their grid to help out with the peak times although, knock on wood, we’ve never had issues like that. Apparently our electrical grid is very robust. The alternative to not having power is a lot of deaths so I guess they make it work.
Show threadMatt PollariApr 5
@Ronnie @bigzaphod @Heliograph but then you have to deal with the Vegas heat. 😂
Show threadRonnieApr 5
@scifi451 @bigzaphod @Heliograph Your solar puts up some big numbers though.
Show threadIncident Creator ❎Apr 5
@bigzaphod
Hey! I resemble that remark!
Show threadNick FosterApr 6
@bigzaphod ha! A literal use for the meme!
Show threadfraggLe!Apr 8

@bigzaphod The fix is just to cram more panels on, because the panels are cheap. I can only use about 80% of my panel capacity, and if I don't self-consume I can't even sell 50% of it... but today is fairly overcast and I'm still exporting excess generation at 8:30am.

The fix is always throwing more at it!