any form of collective project requires organization, which conveniently is not required for an individual project that can be as impulsive and unsafe as the individual wants.
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KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
i mean, it’ll work. You should probably just collectively work together to install a solar array on the roof of the apartment instead, assuming it doesn’t already have one.
Granted this is in the EU, so ideal solar tracking is kinda just, fucked. It matters more closer to the equator, because you can get significantly more power from pointing them correctly, and tracking, if you decide to use that.
desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Saleh@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
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…
desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
the electricity can be unsafe, such as if you just teist wires together and don’t bother covering them.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
that is true, but it’s pretty common for apartment blocks to have some sort of management and front of house staff, so it’s not impossible. Even easier to deal with if you’re in some sort of co op situation.
Saleh@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
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.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
Hell yeah. I do Thursdays and man people remember to come to me on Thursday.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
in an apartment specifically? Why would you build your own house when you can build a large building and then live in segmented housing blocks within that building?
It’s literally just breaking the entire idea of apartment block housing for the purposes of providing less usable, less functional solar power. If you want to do your own install on top of an existing install on the apartment, go ahead, nobody is going to stop you, but you would see more returns if you managed to install solar directly on the roof of the building in the first place. Economy of scale is going to be advantageous for you in literally any case, that’s just the truth.
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
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
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
yeah and uh, idk if you noticed, generally more than one person lives in an apartment building, it’s about as good as it’s going to get unless you’re installing solar from tax payer money, or utility company money.