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This is certainly the solution in somewhere like Australia where the winter production is about half of the summer production. It gets more problematic in place
by PaulKeeble 1y ago
This is certainly the solution in somewhere like Australia where the winter production is about half of the summer production. It gets more problematic in places further north/south where its 5x or worse and then you need quite a bit of land to produce enough power and battery storage than can go multiple days at least.
The difference between net zero across the year and 95% unlikely to need the grid on solar and batteries is a staggering difference, about 10x the panels and battery storage. But the equation changes drastically depending on local weather patterns and the solar irradiance difference from summer to winter.
- nine_k 1y agoHow about keeping an ICE-powered generator for those several days in a year when the sky is stubbornly cloudy and dark? Could make sense for remote houses. BTW keeping your house connected to the mains costs $10-20 / mo, even if you consume nothing. Connection cost is one-time, but likely several thousand.
- rootusrootus 1y ago> How about keeping an ICE-powered generator Or an EV. I only need enough instant battery capacity to last a couple hours. That would handle the vast majority of outages I ever experience, all by itself. If it looks like it is going to be longer, I grab the cable from the transfer switch and plug it into my Lightning. That would get me through a hypothetical week long outage.