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    From Skuz@9:91/1 to All on Sun Jul 23 17:29:37 2017
    $200 solar self-sufficiency? ? without your landlord noticing.

    Building a solar micro-grid in my bedroom with parts from Amazon

    The problem
    Apartment renters need the landlord's permission to install anything on their rooftops. This makes installing solar difficult for people who rent. Because most of the world lives in urbanized areas where renting is common, I think this is a problem standing in the way of solar adoption.

    An additional speed bump is the complexity of installing solar: regulation around net-metering. Grid-tied systems. Installation permits (even if you do own your property). Getting quotes from different installers. Solar
    financing. All complex processes inherited from the construction industry
    which slow down mass private adoption of renewables.

    In the following I attempt to bypass both these problems by building a standalone solar power plant on my windowsill with off-the-shelf Amazon
    parts, and discuss the pros and cons of this approach to solar.

    A possible solution
    A windowsill solar system bought off Amazon solves both problems at once: Renters don't need permission from their landlords to place things on their windowsill and rooftops if it's not altering the building, and it's a
    one-click Amazon purchase with no regulation as long as it's not tied to the grid (which mine is designed not to be). Two birds with one stone. This makes the solar buying process more like buying a consumer electronic.

    https://hackernoon.com/200-for-a-green-diy-self-sufficient-bedroom-that-your-la ndlord-wont-hate-b3b4cdcfb4f4

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  • From Poindexter Fortran@9:91/4 to Skuz on Sun Jul 23 21:21:51 2017
    Re: $200 Solar
    By: Skuz to All on Sun Jul 23 2017 05:29 pm

    $200 solar self-sufficiency? ? without your landlord noticing.

    Building a solar micro-grid in my bedroom with parts from Amazon

    Thanks for sharing this -- very cool! I'm thinking about building a shack in our back yard, this could be a cheaper and more interesting alternative than running house power to it.



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  • From Skuz@9:91/1 to Poindexter Fortran on Fri Jul 28 17:18:27 2017
    On 07/23/17, Poindexter Fortran said the following...

    Thanks for sharing this -- very cool! I'm thinking about building a
    shack in our back yard, this could be a cheaper and more interesting alternative than running house power to it.

    Sure, I'd also be interested in hearing about your projects.. so feel free to share them on the network.

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