Posted on 09/18/2017 11:08:27 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Solar panel units for the roofs of Norwegian homes are to be sold in-store for the first time by electronics retailer Elkjøp.
The electronics chain has noticed a strong growth in demand for the solar units in its online stores, reports Dagens Næringsliv. Now the technology will be available in physical shops for the first time.
Solar panel power in Norwegian homes has tripled in the last year in terms of overall effectivity, according to the report. […]
The technology developer said that he wanted to take solar power from the “niche market to the mass market”. …
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We have a couple of those portable AC units. Use it just to cool the room we basically use. They have been real handy when the house units breakdown.
I’ve been slowly teaching myself, learning and implementing on an old RV. My goal is a self-sufficient RV for dry-camping and emergencies. With sufficient budget it’s doable. I posted a link to a full solar setup for a large RV capable of running the whole shebang, that would be overkill in my instance. I’m planning on an inverter setup that permits power out also. Generator will remain, batteries can be charged with shore power, solar, generator or other inputs such as a wind turbine which I’m still looking into. Potable water and disposal of black water are the issues, water can be acquired, filtered and purified pretty easily here with effort. Blackwater tank can be emptied and composted but again with work and not an appealing task.
Oops. That’s what I meant.
Great comments... I'll look harder for a cheaper Generac.... You don't have an old link to the one you bought by any chance, do you? Kidding. I'll give it a few months then look. I'll bet half of Florida's looking now - keeping prices high.
Lots of great suggestions on this thread... thanks Regulator...
You’re welcome. Now is probably a bad time to try to do this as you note, since demand is going to be extremely high, not just on generators themselves but on the electricians and electrical contractors who would do any necessary work on putting in a generator panel and such so that you could power a limited number of things in the house, rather than the entire house.
That’s OK and thanks. I was thinking about it the wrong way and because of your post I actually learned a lot looking it up.
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