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Exactly. Now that we're putting out primarily visible light from our bulbs, there isn't a bunch of free energy floating around there. Far better to save the e
by tempestn 10y ago
Exactly. Now that we're putting out primarily visible light from our bulbs, there isn't a bunch of free energy floating around there. Far better to save the energy by making the bulb as efficient as possible in the first place than to try to capture it back.
- 21 10y agoTechnically speaking the solar panel walls would get most of their output from the daylight, assuming you have windows, considering that it's thousand times more intense than light bulbs. But yeah, I wouldn't want to live in black glass coated rooms.
- tempestn 10y agoHa, yeah, but that's kind of like putting your jacket on under your clothes.