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They sell solar panels in Menard's now, freakin' Menards (A mid-western version of Lowe's/Home Depot). I think they cost 300+ for 60 watts. I for one would lo
by pragmatic 16y ago
They sell solar panels in Menard's now, freakin' Menards (A mid-western version of Lowe's/Home Depot). I think they cost 300+ for 60 watts. I for one would love to put a bunch of solar panels up on my house, just for the cool factor.
Not to mention, centralized power is vulnerable. Terrorists, grid failure, etc. Something so vital should be so centralized. I'm going to dub the coming DIY power generation "Cloud Power", remember you heard it here first.
- stcredzero 16y agoWhat the south needs now are cheap 12 volt AC units. Install some solar PV, and have regulation circuitry that turns it on when the panels are producing enough juice. This would still save a ton on summer AC power costs, but it would be (relatively) cheap. (No batteries! You'd have to have a hefty capacitor for startup surge power, though.)
- confuzatron 16y agoHere in the UK, you can also harm the environment and emit carbon by buying a windmill from the DIY store and sticking it on your roof. People are mostly doing it for the 'cool factor' since they tend not to generate much power at all. I'm going to dub the coming DIY power generation "Cloud Power", remember you heard it here first. You've got that the wrong way round. I already get my power from 'the cloud' rather than generating on premise :)