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Re:Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time by crazygringo on Thursday May 11, 2023 @01:34PM (#35905464)
What is a heat reservoir for the shower, and what does it have to do with the sun? I'm Googling the term and all I'm finding is standard hot water storage tanks [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_water_storage_tank

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Re:Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time by ZeroGravitas on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:32PM (#35907261)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_water_heating
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Re:Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time by crazygringo on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:06PM (#35907702)
Thanks. That's wild, never heard of them before.

Now I am indeed curious what the minimum amount of sunlight required is. I'm sure the angle of the sun is just as important as the duration, on top of weather and seasons and temperatures.

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