Solar Powered Homes

Yeah anything beyond about 25 foot the wiring for high amperage becomes a big deal. In the attic we had a stiff thick wire (8 ga? IDK) running the length of the house ... maybe 50 foot ... but not 200 foot or more for a deep well. But within the house itself, low voltage stuff made for motorhomes and truckers seems like it would work very well. Lights fans tv stereo usb charging even some heat and a/c units.
 
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I toured an eco village type of suburb ( Bedzed) in the UK. It was built 20 years ago before solar panels became cheap enough to be worthwhile and depended on passive design with gardens and sunspaces built in. Seemed to work pretty well. Link to picture. bedzed-cutaway solar home.jpg

Back then they claimed the average BedZed resident has an ecological footprint of roughly one quarter of the average American suburban resident while maintaining a modern UK lifestyle. They had petrol cars but didn't drive much, and had gas boilers but didn't run them very often. 100 percent occupancy with premium resale values as well.
 
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DO you think they'll use batteries for the people to get to Mars ? This all seems so foolish when we have Nuclear and GAs/oil reserves forever . None of this appears to be about saving the planet . Like we can actually control the Climate ?? We can't even get cloud seeding perfected enough to not cause accidental catastrophic events . Don't these people remember the old margarine commercial about not messing with nature .

What seriously is the point in all this conservation ? What's the end game ?
 
Art Deco said:
I toured an eco village type of suburb in the UK. It was built 20 years ago before solar panels became cheap enough to worthwhile and depended on passive design with gardens and sunspaces built in. Seemed to work pretty well. Link to picture.View attachment 133191
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What is the point with all this ? Gas/oil are dirt cheap if we'd mine it like we should be doing . Look at the Solar Panel : It's harming the environment . And for what purpose? They are not consistent at all . Rain rain go away so I can wash my clothes today ;)
 
The point in all this is an intelligent discussion and the "pearls of wisdom" one can glean from the "oysterbed" of like minded People who have an interest in way things work and what has been tried and works for others, oil( the real easy variety has already been gleaned) and natural gas has been getting a bad rap in my neck of the woods for no reason, some Folks seem to be scared to death of the "Mountain Valley Pipeline". So many People these days do not want to share, the tried and true pipeline tech is one of the safest things around when treated with respect and acknowledgment.
One trouble with solar is people tend to use it for the wrong thing when its best for the major thing we do with electricity, create heat and hot water,I am surprised most people do not have a heat exchanger in their attics were summer temps often exceed 120F.
 
We seem to have already missed the high and level line called nuclear energy producing about as twice as much power as the peak of fossil fuels. What we have is an equally flat line called renewables but its only about half the height of the fossil fuels power curve.
Half of all the renewables power we have now is hydroelectric. In a drought.
 
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Art Deco said:
We seem to have already missed the high and level line called nuclear energy producing about as twice as much power as the peak of fossil fuels. What we have is an equally flat line called renewables but its only about half the height of the fossil fuels power cur
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Maybe they are planning on renewables to satisfy the populous after they reduce it . According to the Deagel report America's population will only be 100 million by 2025 . Estimates are 50-80% Reduction Worldwide by 2025 https://astediscovery.com/COVID/DEPOPULATION.htm
 
Sometimes we do things just like why does a dog lick his jewels…

Because we can.
 
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Art Deco said:
After insulation to keep heat in or out, next Big thing is shade and sunlight. Every RV camper knows you want to park the rig in the shade in the hot summer and put the panels in the sun to power the battery for the air conditioner at night.

The smallest amount of shade is as bad as having a big hole in your insulation because your panels will drop production to match the shaded part and your batteries will not get charged.
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tomjasz said:
Sometimes we do things just like a a dog licking his jewels, because we can
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Conspicuous consumption in the solar panel space . I`m shocked. Shocked I say ...
 
Zekeer said:
Maybe they are planning on renewables to satisfy the populous after they reduce it . According to the Deagel report America's population will only be 100 million by 2025 . Estimates are 50-80% Reduction Worldwide by 2025 https://astediscovery.com/COVID/DEPOPULATION.htm
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Hogwash. Poppycock! Utter bilge.

We seem to be facing a deluge of kooks these days.
 
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Mr. Coffee said:
Hogwash. Poppycock! Utter bilge.

We seem to be facing a deluge of kooks these days.
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Well that doesn't look good! What's going to loose more value as a %, house or portfolio?
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It's unfortunate there are so many deceptions these days . You don't know what to believe anymore . I don't know what's worse people who are scared about everything . Or those who are in such denial they don't believe anything they interferes with the bubble they live in .
 
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