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There are plenty of people making enough power just from solar panels on their roof. It doesn’t work everywhere of course and requires some form of storage or
by ianschmitz 5y ago
There are plenty of people making enough power just from solar panels on their roof.
It doesn’t work everywhere of course and requires some form of storage or offsetting by powering the grid during the day.
- tamaharbor 5y agoUnfortunately you wind up paying for your local system as well as the grid backup.
- ikiris 5y agoYes, how awful to support the logistical needs of society and modern infrastructure like power and running water. You don’t live on an island where food and potable water magically appear.
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- Teever 5y agoIs it so unreasonable for a person to want to be able to reduce their dependency on other people in the name of saving money? Are people obliged to eat at restaurants because it supports the local economy as opposed to buying from the grocery store and preparing their own meals at home?
- hellotomyrars 5y agoUnreasonable? No. But you’re going to pay either way. And you still benefit. That’s ok. If you can afford to have a fully self-sufficient power system you can probably afford the incidental costs associated with any other imposed utilities fees. There is a reason why people pay taxes for things they think they don’t need/use. Tax dollars (not enough) go to schools regardless of if you have children who use the schools or not. That’s okay too. While the connection may not be 100% A to B on your returned value for the school you still exist in the society which stands to benefit from them and it still impacts you. You are also still supporting your local economy (potentially to a lesser degree depending on where you buy the groceries) if you make food at home. It’s not an all-or-nothing proposition here.
- kumarvvr 5y agoSo?
- tamaharbor 5y agoApparently only the rich can afford solar at this point.
- throwtheacctawy 5y ago
- sumedh 5y agoSo why dont the people who have solar cut their grid supply?
- tehsauce 5y agoNot if they are using electric air/water heating and driving an electric car. Edit: I take this back. It depends at least on where you live
- toomuchtodo 5y agoWe own 3 Teslas, have a large 4 ton heat pump, heat pump water heater (50gal), a pool pump, and an electric induction stove. Our home is fully self sufficient using rooftop solar, and we consistently produce excess energy sold to our utility.
- tehsauce 5y agoreally no gas is being used for any heating? what’s your typical daily production/consumption in winter/summer?
- toomuchtodo 5y agoNo gas service. We produce roughly 50-60 kWh daily, depending on the season. 1:1 net metering. Would have to pull consumption from Grafana.
- tehsauce 5y agoInteresting! Guessing you live somewhere fairly warm?
- toomuchtodo 5y agoSunbelt state. With that said, I have helped install rooftop solar on roofs as far north as Chicago where, when properly insulated, the house can still use a heat pump for heating needs even in the middle of winter (down to -30F) and supports one of the residents commuting 100 miles/day in their Model S. They still have gas backup though. Keep in mind, the top three states by population are California, Texas, and Florida. Heat pumps can meet the needs of housing in these climates, alongside rooftop solar. Produce where you consume when able.