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Re:Europe’s energy crisis is about to go global as gas price... by bserge on Monday September 27, 2021 @03:12PM (#28674806)
On that note, these days even a few lead acid batteries and a few solar panels at home are enough for a lot of things.

LED lights, battery power tools, laptops, these are very efficient compared to just 20 years ago.

Don't really need expensive Li-Ion when you have the space for big and heavy, but cheap SLA batteries.

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Re:Europe’s energy crisis is about to go global as gas price... by empiricus on Monday September 27, 2021 @05:31PM (#28676274)
but far from enough during the winter, when you need much more energy. for 70% of the year, yeah, a few solar panels are enough.
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