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SWBTATTReg

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15. What if you had a place in the Country, that wasn't connected to the power grid? This would work tremendously well,
Sun Nov 30, 2025, 08:12 PM
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and saves tons of money having to connect to the local power grid or coop.

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(Sigh) Our homeowners association would freak out if anyone dared to put one/some of these on their unit progree Sunday #1
I doubt that Hitler had lesser power than HOAs do FredGarvin Sunday #5
I was exaggerating (sigh) /nt progree Sunday #6
HOAs do have a remarkable level of power. yardwork 16 hrs ago #31
This is a great idea but there might be/is a problem... SnoopDog Sunday #2
Transfer switch is required and disconnecting the home from the electrical utility FredGarvin Sunday #4
But that implies the homeowner would switch it off... SnoopDog Sunday #7
Agreed. I don't see it being enough power mdbl Sunday #8
Solar Panels produce DC current... SnoopDog Sunday #10
You're confusing kilowatt-hours with kilowatts groundloop Sunday #12
I actually do know the difference... SnoopDog Sunday #13
We have rooftop solar DBoon 20 hrs ago #26
The inverters on these things are "smart," they've got microprocessors in them. hunter Sunday #16
The 'solar or wind projects disconnect simultaneously, and the entire grid crashes' part... SnoopDog Sunday #18
It has happened before and it will again. hunter Sunday #20
Very interesting... SnoopDog 21 hrs ago #24
About a third of my neighbors have large solar systems. hunter 17 hrs ago #30
In Germany the power from the panels is Old Crank Yesterday #22
Good Idea for dozens of years FredGarvin Sunday #3
My washing machine just used .30 kwh SnoopDog 15 hrs ago #32
What will we do with... littlemissmartypants Sunday #9
You mean like all the other junk that is produced in the world? SnoopDog Sunday #11
Have you looked at the statistics on recycling lately? littlemissmartypants Sunday #14
Panels should be good for 25, Inverters for 15. Old Crank 19 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 Sunday #15
Then you need batteries. Those are expensive. hunter Sunday #17
I've been playing with these kinds of systems for a couple of years now. hunter Sunday #19
The question to ask ... Grins Sunday #21
Munich here. Old Crank Yesterday #23
Question for you... SnoopDog 21 hrs ago #25
Power output can be all over the map Old Crank 19 hrs ago #27
Thom Hartman mentioned the balcony solar today on his program... SnoopDog 19 hrs ago #29
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