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Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by Symbiote on Thursday June 03, 2021 @07:26AM (#27379597)
A friend's pool in England is almost entirely sustained with solar panels: radiant ones to heat the water (as required), and PV to run the pumps.

It seems like a no-brainer to do this in Arizona, but I don't know the economics.

Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by rblatz on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:10AM (#27381620)
I’m likely going to get solar panels, but building a pool is an expensive frustrating process, and I didn’t want to take on an additional project at the same time. The pool also has an electric heat pump so as long as the solar panel install is large enough solar panels will cover both needs.

Still need to work out the numbers on the solar panels so I can decide if I should buy them, or lease them.