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On 1/12/25 1:36 PM, D wrote:
> 
> 
> 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.


   Speaking of "dreams" .........

   Sorry, SA is going down the proverbial toilet and
   it's not JUST a 'black'/'white' issue per-se.