fallte1337
fallte1337 t1_j1p7ed9 wrote
Reply to comment by Drackar39 in Struggling to afford heating bills, Britons turn to 'warm banks' to keep out the cold by rein_deer7
I know how it works but the fact you are generating power in summer when there is not that much demand and plenty of power doesn’t help in winter does it? It helps your bills, sure but if there is not enough power there will be blackouts and your solar is not going to help.
fallte1337 t1_j1p72hr wrote
Reply to comment by fantomas_ in Struggling to afford heating bills, Britons turn to 'warm banks' to keep out the cold by rein_deer7
So let me get this straight. You are setting off power by sending it to the grid. That power is absolutely minuscule but the government is paying you some money to make you feel better about your bad investment. Then, when you actually need power - at night in winter, when your solar panels are absolutely useless, you are relying on the grid like everyone else. The question, you moron, is - what happens when there is not enough power at peak demand? How are your solar panels helping then? You see, I’ve done the math whether I can make my country house off grid by installing solar panels. The answer is - no. Between the cost of the panels and the batteries required the cost is way more than I will ever save within the life of the panels and the batteries. It’s still cheaper to receive power from the grid - who would have guessed? So the answer to all power problems is not “solar”, idiot. The only reason small scale solar kind of works is because the government is paying you out of everyone else’s pocket to do not very much.
fallte1337 t1_j1lexau wrote
Reply to comment by Drackar39 in Struggling to afford heating bills, Britons turn to 'warm banks' to keep out the cold by rein_deer7
And where is that power that you are “setting off” being stored? Your hopes and dreams?
fallte1337 t1_j23ci1w wrote
Reply to Germany shrugs off Russia’s oil export ban, says move has ‘no practical significance’. by Marciu73
Oil is always going to be relevant because it’s used for much more than just fuel.