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Re:Giant batteries and cheap solar power are shoving fossil ... by js2 on Friday July 12, 2019 @04:14PM (#20424069)
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Re:Giant batteries and cheap solar power are shoving fossil ... by ip26 on Friday July 12, 2019 @05:45PM (#20424804)
You're drawing an average of 2.3kW around the clock, what are you doing with all that power? If it's AC, IMO the place to start is air sealing, insulation, and shade structures.
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Re:Giant batteries and cheap solar power are shoving fossil ... by driverdan on Friday July 12, 2019 @05:02PM (#20424465)
Why would it cost $43k for a 16kW system? You can get the panels for around $0.50/W so those would cost about $8k. Labor is expensive but not that expensive.
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