alt Hacker NewsIt does no longer pay to be clever with solar panels; they're too cheap. Angle not quite right? Add a couple extra. Summer vs. Winter? Add a couple extra.
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cyberpunk • today at 5:21 PM
Except in germany where if you install too many you get classed as an energy company and have to pay extra tax. yay.
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> Summer vs winter, add a couple extra
My 6.7kW system produces 2.5 what we need in the summer, and 0.5 of what we need in the winter (even though its output here in New Mexico is relatively constant). Adding a couple extra is going to accomplish nothing in the face of a winter heating system (even with high efficiency heat pumps).