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The only negative thing I feel about all of this is that we're doing now. Once the glaciers are farked, the snow is going and the mass die offs are started. Better late than never they say, but why the hell didn't we just invest in this in the 1990s?
Is this supposed to be a revolutionary European invention?
Is this supposed to be a revolutionary European invention?
So yes
I have 2kW of panels on my balcony and 4kWh of batteries. I'm happy with the setup. I expect it to pay for itself in just a few years. The only thing I wish it had is open APIs to control the inverter and the batteries, ideally over bluetooth, so that I'm not forced to use an app.
For both victron and litime plenty of examples exist, including home assistant integrations.
I have 2kW of panels on my balcony and 4kWh of batteries. I'm happy with the setup. I expect it to pay for itself in just a few years. The only thing I wish it had is open APIs to control the inverter and the batteries, ideally over bluetooth, so that I'm not forced to use an app.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Solar panels were expensive and not very efficient then.
Do you think more investment / subsidies weren't possible over the last few decades?
I really hope these become legal in Canada. Right now it seems Utah is the only jurisdiction in North America where they are
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/virginia-to-becom...