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Re:Balcony Power Plant by BizarroLand on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:42PM (#36949851)
Minor quibble:

>A 600 KW balcony power plant costs about 1100-1300 €, which means it will be amortized within 5 years. With a guarantee of 20 years, this corresponds to 4800 €. This results in a profit of about 3600 €, just like that!

This isn't a 600KW balcony power plant, it's a 600W power plant.

Re:Balcony Power Plant by greatfilter251 on Monday July 31, 2023 @08:15PM (#36950693)
While imagining what the article might be about, I realized that there's a massive arbitrage opportunity in the residual pressure in municipal water service at the faucet outflow.
Re:Balcony Power Plant by bibanez on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @09:48AM (#36955903)
Good idea! But I don't know if the cost of the water will outweigh the energy generated. I would guess not.