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Subject: Re: Diversity - good or bad ?
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:36:25 +0100
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On Sun, 12 Jan 2025, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 11/01/2025 23:44, D wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, 11 Jan 2025, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>> 
>>>  You REALLY hate solar, don't you ?
>> 
>> I personally am a huge fan of solar for my offgrid fortress of solitude 
>> during
>> 8-9 months of the year.
>> 
> That is fine. If youtr usage is low and there is plenty of sun - My sister 
> oin Cape Town relies on it to keep the house going during the planed 
> powercuts that characterise an ANC destroyed power grid.

That country is very messed up. I think they need more peace, love and 
understanding, and spiritual dialogue between whites and negros. Only then 
will peace reign supreme! ;)

> Bit it doesnt work very well in wintertime, and the batteries are expsenive

This is the truth! Impossible at a realistic cost in northern europe.

>
>
>> For the rest of the time, I wonder if small 2-3 meter wind turbines might 
>> be a
>> thing?
>> 
> Absolutely not.  You might get a few hundred watts at best If you build it 
> talle ebough
>
>> For heating I would use a wood stove or a pellets burner.
>> 
> How not very green of you!

I wipe my ass with green toilet paper! ;)

>> Last time I was trying to calculate the cost of battery storage for a 100% 
>> solar
>> it came out at 600k USD or so, that is... madness.
>> 
> Now multiply it by the whole of california...

This is the woke dream of paradise. Until we make massive gains in energy 
storage technology, it will remain a dream.
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