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Re:Show HN: Helios – what plug-in solar could generate for a... by harel on Saturday May 30, 2026 @04:21PM (#48340244)
To me, 7.5 years is not worth it. and the 1K in 20 years is nothing. This should be the standard and it should be free. Until then we'll keep paying through the nose for energy...
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Re:Show HN: Helios – what plug-in solar could generate for a... by Hamuko on Saturday May 30, 2026 @04:50PM (#48340480)
Maybe you guys wouldn't be paying through the nose for energy if you had more solar.
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Re:Show HN: Helios – what plug-in solar could generate for a... by blitzar on Sunday May 31, 2026 @03:16AM (#48343715)
It wouldn't be England if the sun shone.
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Re:Show HN: Helios – what plug-in solar could generate for a... by harel on Sunday May 31, 2026 @06:07PM (#48350201)
Not on those terms. Nobody wants to pay through the nose and see a return in a decade. We wouldn't be paying through the nose if we used our own gas instead of importing it. Crazy idea, I know...
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