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I did it in Canada where the winters and latitude are very comparable to Scandinavia.
by jacquesm 7mo ago
I did it in Canada where the winters and latitude are very comparable to Scandinavia.
- amarant 7mo agoThat very much depends on where in Canada you are! Canada is huge, and parts of it are further north than even Northern Sweden! But from what I understand most Canadians live in the southern end of the country, which is comparable to Germany. Stockholm is at ~60N for your reference
- jacquesm 7mo agoNorthern Ontario (St. Joseph's Island).
- amarant 7mo agoAccording to Google, that's 46N, which puts you south of Paris(which is at 48N)! That's not comparable to Scandinavia at all! This video does a good job of illustrating just how much further north Europe is than most people think https://youtube.com/shorts/C7-t_Ya6gI4?si=3EnxpFce59-VZb8B https://youtube.com/shorts/C7-t_Ya6gI4?si=3EnxpFce59-VZb8B
- jacquesm 7mo agoOh come off it. I'm North of Paris right now (and South of Sweden) and it is absolutely nothing Like Northern Ontario, which has a 3 month growth season and winter temperatures go below -40 on some days. Paris is smack in the sweet spot for the Atlantic conveyor.
- amarant 7mo agoIf you want to become self sufficient in electricity, the number of sun hours matters more than anything else. Low temperatures just means you need more insulation, and possibly geothermal of it gets too cold for a regular heatpump.But try to generate enough power with a solar panel when you get 3 consecutive months of almost no sun at all! The temperature isn't even the issue, the darkness is.
- pfdietz 7mo agoLow temperature even makes PV slightly more efficient.