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who would build their own coal/oil/gas power system at home? I would not mind seeing more solar but why is the onus put on the individual home owner? the loss
by Shivetya 11y ago
who would build their own coal/oil/gas power system at home?
I would not mind seeing more solar but why is the onus put on the individual home owner? the loss of efficiency alone by having so many individual and separate setups let alone the maintenance nightmare makes me wonder, who thought this was a good idea? It might become one when the systems become plug and play, something you can go down to your local big box construction store and buy.
just as with wind, coal, and other forms of power generation, solar is far more suited to where it can be deployed in large configurations. The maintenance savings alone make it sensible. The ease of integrating back into the grid make it more sensible.
but solar as an individual home owner with its current roi and complexity? I guess if you need a visual feel good statement.
- blacksmith_tb 11y agoEverything has maintenance costs, solar is likely to be lower than most. I have a 4.8kWh PV system on my roof, and though it's only been up there 2.5yr, it has required no maintenance whatsoever (I bought my home with it, so the upfront costs were rolled into total). It provides far more power than I need to heat and cool, run all my appliances, water heater, etc. - and that's in the cool and cloudy Pacific NW. Now, I am in a certified Passivhaus...