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1 posted on 03/26/2024 4:54:01 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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Just pass a law that makes 100% wind and solar mandatory.


2 posted on 03/26/2024 4:54:50 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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Manhattan Contrarian ping


3 posted on 03/26/2024 4:55:39 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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On a related note...

How to clean solar panels without water A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall efficiency.

...But the accumulation of dust on solar panels or mirrors is already a significant issue — it can reduce the output of photovoltaic panels by as much as 30 percent in just one month — so regular cleaning is essential for such installations....

There's a shocker, eh?

Question: Has anyone EVER seen anyone cleaning any of these things? Anywhere?!

Bueller? Bueller??

4 posted on 03/26/2024 4:57:27 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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For those interested in the whole climate crisis issue, this is a must watch video.
https://youtu.be/A24fWmNA6lM?si=BkPijcg2mEi6reFC


5 posted on 03/26/2024 5:00:06 AM PDT by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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“The single biggest problem with the Left’s “climate” agenda is that the proposed response to the alleged crisis” is that it is all based on a hoax (lie).


7 posted on 03/26/2024 5:14:18 AM PDT by cdcdawg (The "rainbow flag" is the symbol of Western neo-imperialism. )
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I intend to design, procure and install an off-grid PV system for our home and garden. It will provide power for the outbuildings and critical systems in the house. And, it will have battery storage and an automatic generator backup.

The stupidity of a grid-tied PV system is massive. If the grid goes down, your PV system is disabled for the safety of the power company workers. This is not unreasonable, as a retired electrical engineer, power safety is paramount, but people have to know that effect to their system, unless they have a cutoff system to isolate their PV from the grid. Even then, if they do not have batteries, when the sun goes down, so does their electrical power.

We nearly got scammed by one of those PV companies, which triggered me to do the research. They wanted to sell us a grid-tied system with no batteries (Too expensive) for nearly $200k! When we cancelled, they came back with a price of $79k which we rejected, but it took nearly a year to get the “project” cancelled. Caveat Emptor!


8 posted on 03/26/2024 5:24:02 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (“Who is John Galt?”nope, Canuck.)
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I have a relative who agreed to a rooftop solar panel system at his home, on a 25 year lease basis. Together with the montly lease cost and what energy from the grid he requires, he has had a modest reduction in his total electric power cost.

Then, during one hot year in California, he found - with no battery power backup system - when the grid operator is forced to shut the grid for any reason, he loses power because the solar panel system’s electric controls must shut off when the grid goes down because otherwise they’d be trying to send power to the grid.


14 posted on 03/26/2024 9:51:03 AM PDT by Wuli (ena)
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Q: If I have solar panels, will my house still have energy at night?

A: Yes. Solar-powered homes collect excess energy and pass it to the grid for future use...

Bovine Scatology. What little excess power from household solar panels sent to the grid is not "stored" for future use. There are only two methods for "storing" electricity at the grid level, Battery and inverter pairs, which are ferociously expensive, require constant maintenance, have a relatively short lifetime and create toxic waste both during manufacture and disposal. Pumped storage using water reservoirs to hold water pumped in during low demand periods and released through generators during higher demand. Pumped storage sites are expensive to build, can only be done in certain locations and are operated on overall grid demand profile not necessarily for returning home generated solar at night.

15 posted on 03/26/2024 10:01:22 AM PDT by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
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The whole agenda is a hoax and was produced 100% for the political creation of businesses and industries beholden to socialist agendas and other political groups that would provide dictates, mandates and regulations to lift up those industries and make them beholden to the politicians that made them possible.


16 posted on 03/26/2024 10:01:52 AM PDT by Wuli (ena)
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