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Re:Show HN: My $1k self-install, off-grid solar backup build... by grosswait on Saturday April 13, 2024 @05:00PM (#40026070)
Yes, much of the rural us east coast experiences a few a month. So many trees mean that even with continuous maintenance, odds are good that a storm or two a month will have an impact to at least some parts of any given service area.
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Re:Show HN: My $1k self-install, off-grid solar backup build... by r00fus on Saturday April 13, 2024 @05:04PM (#40026115)
US needs to start burying power lines. So many benefits and it doesn't look like crap.
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Re:Show HN: My $1k self-install, off-grid solar backup build... by 1992spacemovie on Saturday April 13, 2024 @05:15PM (#40026226)
Buried power is 2x to 10x more expensive per mile.
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Re:Show HN: My $1k self-install, off-grid solar backup build... by epistasis on Saturday April 13, 2024 @10:48PM (#40028269)
That's runs afoul of the unions that run the poles.
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