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Re:Balcony solar taking off: 1.5M Germans have them there mu... by joshstrange on Monday February 10, 2025 @06:31PM (#43006673)
Just a datapoint, I had an apartment (2019) that had all utilities included (water, electric, no gas in the building). I wondered many times if they would be able to detect a bitcoin mining operation or if they would notice.
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Re:Balcony solar taking off: 1.5M Germans have them there mu... by dylan604 on Monday February 10, 2025 @07:59PM (#43007592)
Back in the olden days of hot lights, grow houses could be detected by the large amount of electricity being used.
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Re:Balcony solar taking off: 1.5M Germans have them there mu... by pastage on Monday February 10, 2025 @07:20PM (#43007185)
We had a guy who found a direct connection to the grid and it was noticed, reading the article the setup was in the 2-5kW range. How many goes unnoticed is another issue.
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