A common question is, “Will my solar panels still give me power under blackout conditions?” “Not without a battery storage device, and not all storage devices can offer a standalone backup service”, is my general response.
A PV system doesn’t know if workmen are working at the end of the road, so they’re designed to prevent output under blackout conditions. Some battery storage devices can create a closed loop in the home, thus converting to an off-grid system on demand, but not all.
Why are solar panels common sense today? Adapting to external forces is what solar panels offer. Today, astute people are adapting to homeworking by installing PV.
The era of cheap energy is now a long distant memory. Self-generation can no longer be pigeonholed into the green agenda. In the last few years, adoption has grown exponentially by people cushioning themselves from future waves.
The golden age of cheap energy has been over for two decades now! At what future point in time do you take alternatives seriously? Additionally, traditional forms of storing value and increasing value are kaput!
In this crazy abnormal world, solar panels never looked so good. Read the rest of this entry »
The disdain for weakness is inbuilt into DNA itself. Do social engineers hold dependent consumers in contempt?
Dependency breeds weakness personally, societally, and geopolitically. Therefore, since your electricity, water, transport, education, communications are supplied by those you’re not allowed to criticise, then a personal and national rethink is overdue. Read the rest of this entry »
Solar panels and working at home go together like cheese and toast. Businesses will twig that they can dramatically cut expenses by shifting energy costs towards the employees and save on office space too.
It’ll be this thinking that will bounce the economies back once the starting pistol gets fired. Commuter costs come down, but working from home means higher energy costs.
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Sixteen years later, I’m reflecting on my efforts to encourage solar panel adoption. PV solar panels have brought me vast amounts of joy in my life and had ups and downs like any relationship.
The inside-industry nickname and aptly named Solar Coaster Ride of the last decade never dampened my enthusiasm for these technologies. Never let the naysayers curb your passion.
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