mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoHow big a solar battery do I need to store all my home's electricity? - Terence Edenshkspr.mobiexternal-linkmessage-square234linkfedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1304arrow-down1external-linkHow big a solar battery do I need to store all my home's electricity? - Terence Edenshkspr.mobimesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square234linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresobchak@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoGuessing it would be more practical to have enough solar panels to fulfill energy needs in winter.
minus-squareedent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoNot really. As I say in my article, our roof is full. On a bad day in winter, we might generate 0.5kWh (assuming the panels aren’t covered in snow). So we’d need 20x the panels - there’s no room for that.
minus-squaresobchak@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoHmm, I missed the part about being maxed-out on roof space. Great article and blog by the way!
Guessing it would be more practical to have enough solar panels to fulfill energy needs in winter.
Not really. As I say in my article, our roof is full. On a bad day in winter, we might generate 0.5kWh (assuming the panels aren’t covered in snow). So we’d need 20x the panels - there’s no room for that.
Hmm, I missed the part about being maxed-out on roof space. Great article and blog by the way!