I have a huge backyard that faces west. I would happily fill half of it with plug-in panels if I could.
Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards |Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits
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scytale@piefed.zip 14 hours ago
TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 hours ago
Lol that’s very definitely not allowed and dangerous.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
As soon as this becomes popular the grid monopolies will get it banned.
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 11 hours ago
Go harder, disconnect from the grid.
Jackery/similar power station as your main power supply for the house, charged by solar and a backup generator. Or you could keep the grid connection just to keep as a backup. Either way that largely isolates your house from the grid in a way that plug in solar doesn’t.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 11 hours ago
It’s been banned for ages in the US. This has been it getting unbanned.
They also don’t help all that much. Little drop in the bucket compared to a normal solar setup. The early companies that have been trying to sell them here in the US are taking advantage of the naive and charging too much in relation to any benefit.
thinkercharmercoderfarmer@slrpnk.net 15 hours ago
Oh, they’re already trying. It’s up to us to make sure they fail.