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Off grid for a long time here, solar pv is solid state electrical generation, that is also robust, and surprisingly damage tolerant.....ooopsy....like wow, smas
by metalman 2y ago
Off grid for a long time here, solar pv is solid state electrical generation, that is also robust, and surprisingly damage tolerant.....ooopsy....like wow, smashed glass and still making power after years.
Wind , is great fun, if you like gears and wheels, and "things that go around", and if done very carefully, will work...but its work
vs solar pv ,that once installed, is more boring than watching paint dry, as paint at least changes
its coulor as it drys, but solar is relentlessly inert.....except for watching the readouts of power bieng generated, and seeing corelations with edge of cloud effect, and unexpected output in the worst conditions.
So no surprise here.....solar just works.
- lm28469 2y agoYep wind absolutely sucks ass for off grid, expensive, high maintenance, low output, unless you live super far north (or south) or literally on a boat there is no reason to opt for wind over solar: https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/04/small-windmills-put-to-the-test/ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/04/small-windmills-pu... Five square meters of solar panel (~1kWp) will beat any small scale windmill for <10% of the price anywhere in the US and Europe south of Denmark