Re:Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money
by thefz on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @02:27PM
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You know, not everyone tries to profit from everything all the time.
Re:Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money
by matheusmoreira on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @04:27PM
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Maybe not everyone but power grid operators absolutely do.
Re:Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money
by dns_snek on Thursday January 09, 2025 @08:26AM
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If my utility company wanted to install solar on my roof with their own funds and give me some energy for free in exchange, I'd support that.
But installing solar on your own roof with your own funds, and then giving the energy away for free to a for-profit corporation? How does that make any financial sense?
Re:Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money
by thefz on Thursday January 09, 2025 @10:16AM
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Who cares, you are not going to use that power anyway.
Re:Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money
by Gasp0de on Thursday January 09, 2025 @03:25PM
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It doesn't make less sense than burning it just so the power company can't have it. By giving it away, I at least reduce CO2 emmissions further.
Re:Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money
by Gasp0de on Thursday January 09, 2025 @07:18AM
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Cryptominers are way more expensive than the solar system itself, it is questionable if they will recoup their cost even with free electricity, and afaik, it would not be easy to select an arbitrary power consumption. Power can easily vary between 100W and 800W by the second.
Why would you do that? I'd rather sink all the surplus electricity into a cryptocurrency miner than just give it away to the grid.