Run your window AC with just 2 solar panels when sun shines. Easy DIY project you can do in one day.

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• czech@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I'm surprised this makes sense. When I priced out solar panels and batteries for a similar setup, earlier this year, it was going to take decades just to break even.

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  • Burp@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Did you look into 12v mini split systems? Avoiding the need for an inverter might drastically bring down costs and efficiency. I’ve seen a couple sets out on the market that come with everything already (prefilled mini split system and solar panels). Adding a transfer switch and an inverter could get you somewhere! I liked the idea of it purely as an “assist” with a larger system. Pull some heat out of the house to reduce the load on the main hvac system.

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• ArugulaZ@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ooh, that is really tempting. I'm in Arizona so there should be more than enough sun to go around, and more than enough reason to use it to stay cool without racking up a heating bill.

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  • graphed_pingu@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I visited Phoenix a while ago and I was genuinely surprised by the small amount of houses with rooftop solar. It would truly be a perfect match: lots of sun and lots of air conditioning. But then again, capitalism makes it all so much more complicated.

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    • downpunxx@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Republicans don't believe in no commie sun power

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    • Rhaedas@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wouldn't be surprised if there's some restrictive laws in place to protect the power industry from the competition, like other places have done.

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• cedarmesa@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Good starter video. Has all the fundamentals laid out in an easy to understand way. Probably going to want a lot more battery capacity to run an a/c unit though.

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• sj_zero ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I always think that solar powered AC is one of the most practical ideas out there, and I'm always about practicality first when we're proposing tech solutions to things.