‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
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By putting the solar panel at a 90 degree angle though it is much less efficient than e.g. a 45 degree angle.
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We even tried to make trains trans once
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Rooftop solar has a huge upfront cost and requires the building owner/operator do it. It’s out of the control of individuals and out of their price range.
Balcony solar is completely under your control, within most people’s budget, and you simply plug it in
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Maybe they’re also nudists, or otherwise like their privacy
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But what screens does he/she mean? Lock screen? Desktop? screensaver??
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First the trans people come for my energy, then they come for my trains? When will the madness end? Won’t someone think of the children!
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Depends, is an imaginary angle comparable to a 45 degree angle?
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What screens are you talking about?
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Be careful there - you're pushing electricity in your grid and there is a reason why only one system is permitted in Germany. Don't hook up two or three without talking with an expert.
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You also have the best shutters ever.
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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)
That assumes electric heating, which at least in the case of Germany, is not at all common. Can't of course speak for Spain.
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That pic is great, haha. Woman looks so smug.
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Why are you cooking for yourself at home? It would be more efficient, if you organize a shared kitchen in the house and each evening a different party cooks for everyone in the house.
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Balcony solar is not unsafe though. At least it is not more unsafe than say putting a plant pot on your balcony, or operating power appliances like fridges, stoves, washing machines...
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Hard to justify costs? The article quotes 6 years of amortization. I know numbers around 8-10 years in Germany.
Show me any consumer investment, that gives such a good ROI.
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just like we don’t use communal bath houses, or community heating, or unfortunately mass transit
Spas and apartments and buses/trains do absolutely exist. Only the former is considered "luxury" in the US, though.
Yes, group services can be a lot more efficient and more reliable but they’re also out of your control
Wasn't Solar City's whole gambit to effectively buy everyone's roofs and lease them back for a fraction of their real market value?
I don't think you escape "Own nothing and be happy" just by throwing up a few hundred watts of solar on an extension cord.
