Re:California grid set record of 97% renewable power on April 3
by swid on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @05:49PM
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Sounds about right for the power only, but you also probably get a battery with it to deal with power outages… I don’t know how to price the utility of that, but it’s why I bought solar.
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Re:California grid set record of 97% renewable power on April 3
by RosanaAnaDana on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @06:20PM
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35k for a 8kwh, 24kwh battery storage system.
~15k in credits?
Solar loan ends up at 175 a month. I got in before the recent ridiculousness around fuel prices. I'm sure I'm net positive at this point but haven't done the precise math.
One addition I'm considering, is some bitcoin/ crypto rigs to take care of excess power during the peaks. Even with my batteries, I produce a lot of extra power and don't get paid spit from the power company, and what I do get I can only use as credit.
https://www.nicehash.com/profitability-calculator/-bitmain-a...
Thing costs ~1.25k, but at ~$10/ day it will pay its self off in a quarter.
Re:California grid set record of 97% renewable power on April 3
by BolexNOLA on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @05:51PM
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How long have you been able to stretch that battery out when your power is out? Don’t have a point to make or anything, I’m just curious. I hadn’t really considered that.
Re:California grid set record of 97% renewable power on April 3
by swid on Thursday April 21, 2022 @01:11AM
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I only have 10kw but most days that is enough to get through the night. Air conditioning will go through it, but I don’t typically need it, especially after the sun sets.
Re:California grid set record of 97% renewable power on April 3
by brianwawok on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @10:12PM
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24kW can lost a long time if you don’t need AC. Should be days