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SnoopDog

(2,695 posts)
24. Very interesting...
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:01 PM
Dec 1

I live in California and according to your profile so do you. Near where I live, the major reason for power failures is PG&E's failure to protect the power lines. Profit first for them, power outages and forest fires are the result. This has zero to do with solar and wind power.

My personal take on solar and wind is that the more we install the less dependent on fossil fuels we become, making out entire planet cleaner. It will save our planet (well, once we get rid of republicans for good). This will take time because the electric moguls want their profit and the hell with the planet.

And it is interesting that your Internet runs on solar and you hate batteries, yet you are able to post at night? Something does not compute.

I have a solar generator (4kwh capacity battery) powered by solar panels. We get power outages here (see above) so having a charged up solar generator will power the fridge for 3 days (as an example).

My plan is to use the generator to power specific needs - like my router and Mac to start off with, then the TV and streaming device. Then I want to power the fridge with the generator - 1kwh per day. My average kwh usage is about 14-20kwh per day.

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(Sigh) Our homeowners association would freak out if anyone dared to put one/some of these on their unit progree Nov 30 #1
I doubt that Hitler had lesser power than HOAs do FredGarvin Nov 30 #5
I was exaggerating (sigh) /nt progree Nov 30 #6
HOAs do have a remarkable level of power. yardwork Dec 1 #31
This is a great idea but there might be/is a problem... SnoopDog Nov 30 #2
Transfer switch is required and disconnecting the home from the electrical utility FredGarvin Nov 30 #4
But that implies the homeowner would switch it off... SnoopDog Nov 30 #7
Agreed. I don't see it being enough power mdbl Nov 30 #8
Solar Panels produce DC current... SnoopDog Nov 30 #10
You're confusing kilowatt-hours with kilowatts groundloop Nov 30 #12
I actually do know the difference... SnoopDog Nov 30 #13
We have rooftop solar DBoon Dec 1 #26
The inverters on these things are "smart," they've got microprocessors in them. hunter Nov 30 #16
The 'solar or wind projects disconnect simultaneously, and the entire grid crashes' part... SnoopDog Nov 30 #18
It has happened before and it will again. hunter Nov 30 #20
Very interesting... SnoopDog Dec 1 #24
About a third of my neighbors have large solar systems. hunter Dec 1 #30
In Germany the power from the panels is Old Crank Dec 1 #22
Good Idea for dozens of years FredGarvin Nov 30 #3
My washing machine just used .30 kwh SnoopDog Dec 1 #32
What will we do with... littlemissmartypants Nov 30 #9
You mean like all the other junk that is produced in the world? SnoopDog Nov 30 #11
Have you looked at the statistics on recycling lately? littlemissmartypants Nov 30 #14
Panels should be good for 25, Inverters for 15. Old Crank Dec 1 #28
What if you had a place in the Country, that wasn't connected to the power grid? This would work tremendously well, SWBTATTReg Nov 30 #15
Then you need batteries. Those are expensive. hunter Nov 30 #17
I've been playing with these kinds of systems for a couple of years now. hunter Nov 30 #19
The question to ask ... Grins Nov 30 #21
Munich here. Old Crank Dec 1 #23
Question for you... SnoopDog Dec 1 #25
Power output can be all over the map Old Crank Dec 1 #27
Thom Hartman mentioned the balcony solar today on his program... SnoopDog Dec 1 #29
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