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And for non-Californians, you also need to do something about the problem of not having enough sun power at all during winter, while having greatly increased po
by xyzzyz 7y ago
And for non-Californians, you also need to do something about the problem of not having enough sun power at all during winter, while having greatly increased power needs. Right now, you can work around this problem relatively easily by installing a propane or fuel oil tank, and making up winter shortage of sun with fossils, but as I understand it, the long term plan for society is to get off the fossils altogether.
- Retric 7y agoSolar hot water heaters are currently the solution to that problem. They end up reducing a homes winter energy needs dramatically without the need for fossil fuels at very low costs. Longer term I’d panels keep getting cheaper and more efficient having a significant excess for most of the year is just going to become the norm.
- greglindahl 7y agoCalifornia is a big state with a lot of different terrain, including parts at high altitude that get cold in the winter.