throwaway3334

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   by throwaway3334 4y ago

   Are these solar tiles (solar shingles) or a traditional air-gaped panel?
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   by throwaway3334 4y ago

   I was looking at installing a very small solar array, just to offset the AC costs. The quote for the solar kit that could produce ~1.5kW (2170W Solar Kit: 7xURE NSP 310W - Mono 60 Cell - All Black Panels + 7xEnphase IQ7 60-Cell Microinvert
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   by throwaway3334 4y ago

   You can look at how much space roofs cover in the suburb in the Bay Area. It'd be roughly 25% streets, 40% roofs, 30% backyard, 5% front-yard. Adding white reflective coating increases "Solar Reflectance" and decreases &quo
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   by throwaway3334 4y ago

   For now, everyone is free to pump out kilowatts of heat with their roofs, parking lots, air conditioners into the surrounding air. It is not considered pollution, even when it is already 100 °F outside. On the days when there is an inversi
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   by throwaway3334 4y ago

   Actually, I was looking into installing solar, to offset $400/month of air-conditioning costs, during the summer. I could have had around 1.5kW of solar. But the cost of this is north of $25k, plus all the hassle to get the permits,