Who on fedi has adopted balcony solar?

[croyle@wandering.shop]

@ToweroftheArchmage @chgowiz @Nichelle Waiting for it here in CA too with fingers crossed that it happens.

I have off-grid solar (300W and three 100AH batteries and more) but those aren't in regular use as 'balcony solar" would be.

[burningbecks@social.tchncs.de]

@Nichelle

Running in Germany since 2019.
Upgraded from two to four panels (& DC storage) last year without changing the meter.

Was worth it then & prices have crumbled since.
Only red tape restricts it.

https://burningbecks.wordpress.com/2020/09/13/zaehlerbremse/

[beny@sueden.social]

@Nichelle
Got 2 modules in direction SE and SW. Baught also a 48V battery (20 kWh) and a controller, which regulates to zero grid usage and handles modules , bat and inverter.
Yearly grid energy changed from 800 kWh to 300 kWh.
In winter loading bat at weekend with cheap energy (have variable price) and runing all high power devices parallel . In summer harvesting over week and running high power devices serial.

[bertkoor@mastodon.social]

@croyle @ToweroftheArchmage @chgowiz @Nichelle

Wait, what... In the land of ultimate freedom you can't even put a solar panel on your house?

[croyle@wandering.shop]

@bertkoor @ToweroftheArchmage @chgowiz @Nichelle Not these, not yet. Because reasons that include powerful private utilities and probably influenced somehow by the most corrupt administration in our country's relatively short history.

That said, regular solar panels remain a popular option for those that actually own their own homes.

[nichelle@wandering.shop]

@bertkoor @croyle @ToweroftheArchmage @chgowiz If you don't own your building, you can't put solar panels on it. Condos are tricky...you own the interior, but not the exterior, which is why the balcony solar regulations are clarifying what landlords and HOAs can require you to do. In Colorado, the regulations stipulate that neither HOAs nor landlords can prevent someone from having solar panels on their balcony.