MasterBlaster
@MasterBlaster@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why States Are Making It Harder to Save Money With Solar Panels | The changes are costing homeowners money. But they also reflect a changing grid — and the need for home batteries. 2 months ago:
Interesting, I’ll check it out. I don’t think the AI we have now is inherently evil, but it’s good to not necessarily be forced to use it.
- Comment on Why States Are Making It Harder to Save Money With Solar Panels | The changes are costing homeowners money. But they also reflect a changing grid — and the need for home batteries. 2 months ago:
From DuckDuckGo AI:
No—restrictions weren’t only in one party’s states, but Republican-led states did pass several of the hardest measures, including bills in places like Texas and Oklahoma. The report also says both Democrat- and GOP-controlled states passed some more permissive siting policies, so restriction was not limited to just one party.
The referenced resource: latitudemedia.com/…/mapping-the-state-level-battl…
I’m pretty sure this is yet another example of the wealthy vs everybody else situation, so some of the Democrats succumb to
bribery, campaign donations from corporate “constituents”. I like to think there are more Democrats with a sense of civic duty than there are Republicans. This is why paying attention to the actual candidate’s pitch and history is important. Don’t vote “party line”.More permissive siting policies can legitimately be hard choices for the greater benefit of the community. Seek nuance when evaluating such policies.
- Comment on Switzerland’s solar railway has been a success. What happens next? 2 months ago:
That’s easy. Bury it or otherwise make it disappear so we can keep making bank on petrochemicals. duh!
Sorry for the cynicism. I can’t help it. I’ve seen too much.
- Comment on What's your contingency plan for the apocalypse? 3 months ago:
Not huge. I have a bluetti AC200L and 1000 watts of mismatched panels. It’s plugged into the wall socket and switche to grid power at 40% of capacity.
Router and modem plus NAS average a continuous 70 watt draw. The fridge is the biggest draw as it turns on regularly and uses about 80 watts, and runs a defrost cycle for 40 minutes at 300 watts.
- Comment on What's your contingency plan for the apocalypse? 3 months ago:
None of it will matter. That said, short term FUBAR can be mitigated. I have a semi-portable solar setup that currently runs my internet, NAS, Fridge and to some degree, the A/C.
To prep for the serious mess, I have to get Faraday bags for my server, drives, and solar generator and have enough time to bag everything before the EMP hits.
I have survival guides in book form as well as on the NAS, and I work the land enough to bring the soil into balance and build its fertility, plus feed the bees so they’ll be there when I need them.
- Comment on Plug-in solar panels that fit on your balcony or deck are gaining traction in the US 1 year ago:
The DIY option is simpler than that. Just hook some heavy draw appliances to the solar generator permanently and plug the generator into the grid to pass through electricity when the battery drains to a defined level. When solar charges it to a higher level (usually +10%) it triggers the direct use of solar again.