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(Sigh) Our homeowners association would freak out if anyone dared to put one/some of these on their unit progree Yesterday #1
I doubt that Hitler had lesser power than HOAs do FredGarvin Yesterday #5
I was exaggerating (sigh) /nt progree Yesterday #6
HOAs do have a remarkable level of power. yardwork 33 min ago #31
This is a great idea but there might be/is a problem... SnoopDog Yesterday #2
Transfer switch is required and disconnecting the home from the electrical utility FredGarvin Yesterday #4
But that implies the homeowner would switch it off... SnoopDog Yesterday #7
Agreed. I don't see it being enough power mdbl Yesterday #8
Solar Panels produce DC current... SnoopDog Yesterday #10
You're confusing kilowatt-hours with kilowatts groundloop Yesterday #12
I actually do know the difference... SnoopDog Yesterday #13
We have rooftop solar DBoon 4 hrs ago #26
The inverters on these things are "smart," they've got microprocessors in them. hunter 21 hrs ago #16
The 'solar or wind projects disconnect simultaneously, and the entire grid crashes' part... SnoopDog 21 hrs ago #18
It has happened before and it will again. hunter 19 hrs ago #20
Very interesting... SnoopDog 5 hrs ago #24
About a third of my neighbors have large solar systems. hunter 1 hr ago #30
In Germany the power from the panels is Old Crank 14 hrs ago #22
Good Idea for dozens of years FredGarvin Yesterday #3
What will we do with... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #9
You mean like all the other junk that is produced in the world? SnoopDog Yesterday #11
Have you looked at the statistics on recycling lately? littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #14
Panels should be good for 25, Inverters for 15. Old Crank 3 hrs ago #28
What if you had a place in the Country, that wasn't connected to the power grid? This would work tremendously well, SWBTATTReg 21 hrs ago #15
Then you need batteries. Those are expensive. hunter 21 hrs ago #17
I've been playing with these kinds of systems for a couple of years now. hunter 20 hrs ago #19
The question to ask ... Grins 18 hrs ago #21
Munich here. Old Crank 13 hrs ago #23
Question for you... SnoopDog 4 hrs ago #25
Power output can be all over the map Old Crank 3 hrs ago #27
Thom Hartman mentioned the balcony solar today on his program... SnoopDog 2 hrs ago #29
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