Re: It's Early, But Will You Have for Dinner Tonight, Thursday, 11/14/2024?

On Sun, 24 Nov 2024, Carol wrote:

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On Fri, 22 Nov 2024, Carol wrote:
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D wrote:
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This is the truth! And you'd support american industry as well
instead of chinese solar manufacturers.

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You might want to look into it,  USA/Canada makes our own solar
panels that rate longer, with higher hail and wind protection than
that weak Chinese stuff.  They also pull more power per panel.
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That's what we got here.Just got one of my rare bills, 31$ for last
month.  I went solar just before I retired in 2022.  I also got 39$
in SRECs back so I'm ahead.  I end up paying for 2% of my
electricity over a year when SRECs are deducted. (I produce at
92.5% averaged since install in 2022.  I have some spots sloped for
it or I'd be producing excess).
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I don't know really what SRECs are but it's some sort credit and
areas vary on how much they are going for.  As far as I know, I'm
the only RFC regular with solar.
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This is very interesting. How much is the price difference and are
they manufactured in the US? If the price is lower, I think europe
will gladly buy the majority of the production in order to decrease
reliance on the hostile state of china.

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It was about 10% more then but they rated 10 more years longevity.  ALL
parts are either USA or Canada produced.  It's a mixed product and a
good one.  I don't have a list of which parts are which country.
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(Typo above, I have some spots NOT sloped for it..)  IE:  I'm 4 panels
short of 100% plus some for a level 2 EV charger.

Very interesting! If I ever manage to find the right plot for my fortress of solitude, I'll definitely try and remember this, over crappy chinese solar panels!
I also saw somewhere, small 2-3 meter high, vertical wind turbines, I wonder if those are good enough to act as a nice complement in the winter when solar drops to about 10% of its maximum power?
But if neither works out, there's always the option of a wood/pellets burner, although not as "techy" and elegant as a solar+wind solution.