SexyOldHobo t1_itzn6u5 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Unfortunately so many of the worlds governments were taken over by fossil fuel cabals in the 20th century and they built economies they could dominate, which means dependence on their products.

People are going to have to start counting their kWs and the only people who will have surplus energy are the ones who invest in renewables

Darkmetroidz t1_itzs1cg wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:35 PM

First thing I'm doing when I get a house is slapping solar on that bitch.

SexyOldHobo t1_itzugwp wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:51 PM

Nice. I’m an electrician and used to do service for solar. Those things will provide you energy for the rest of your life. I’ve seen 30 year old panels producing like they’re a week old

Darkmetroidz t1_itzv74t wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:56 PM

Of course owning a home is a bit of a pipe dream but hey I can hope.

ConcreteTaco t1_iu15tnb wrote on October 27, 2022 at 7:57 PM

So you have any advice to a home owner about the best way to go about getting this done?

Red flags and things to avoid?

Things all systems should avoid going without?

Etc.

Crazyhates t1_iu1bta8 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 8:36 PM

Go through your power company to see if they offer incentives for purchase and installation. Also research the company they are contracted out to to perform such upgrades if they do not do them themselves. If you seek to get them installed by a private vendor do your due diligence. I would also suggest reading up on how your company responds to solar in terms of payment for surplus energy or if they offer credits/reimbursements for a private installation.

Another big thing is the physical orientation of your house and it's surroundings, but a good vendor will do an assessment of your property before they let you purchase the panels anyway to ensure that they won't be a waste.

ConcreteTaco t1_iu1eind wrote on October 27, 2022 at 8:53 PM

I hadn't thought to check with my current power company. Thank you!

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pauljs75 t1_iu2rc32 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:59 AM

A funny thing is modification or further development of a technology originally meant for fossil fuel production would potentially be a great form of clean energy. That would be using deep boreholes to tap into geothermal energy, and done using large scale drilling rigs. But it is a bit complicated to implement, conflicts with the other use of the technology, so nobody really has invested in it. It could likely go a long way into electrical power production if it were seriously looked into. (And not quite the same as open injection or drilling into existing geysers for geothermal - which both have their own share of issues. I'm thinking more along the lines of closed loop systems that recirculate the heat transfer fluid.)