‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
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You need a suitable electricity meter
That makes sense, we also needed new meter, and that was about €200.- with installation. Not a big deal for a big installation, but for a system that can cost only €300.- an extra 200.- would be pretty significant.
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So why won't taller Germans get solar? I don't even see the connection to height... Oh, maybe they hit their heads on the panels... No, rooftop panels are already on the roof. I don't get it.
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Great post! Thanks for doing the math and explaining the concepts!
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Am Bavarian can confirm. The CSU has been in power this state since forever. Especially old people just keep voting for them cause it's the way it always was.
They had to form a coalition after the last elections. Their partner is essentially the exact same party but even more right wing. Not even kidding, I could not name a single area where they differ other than their main guy apparently handed out nazi newspapers in his younger years or smth. He blamed it on his brother and then the scandal just died off. -
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Usually not uglier than the balcony itself.
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Oh boy, apparently there's a lot I don't know. It's really cool there are those cheaper options now.
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Nice numbers
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Megagermans vs milligermans
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couple of things to note:
- Not every balcony is southern facing
- Most older European homes don't have A/C yet, so electrical costs are more during the winter months (that trend will change though I imagine)
- I think the numbers @[email protected] was asking about involved power output, that of course depends on the size of your array, daily/monthly/yearly differences in weather, and all sorts of little nuances that's hard to say without averaging out years worth of data.
