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Think. Again.

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16. Our excessive use...

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #15)

Thu Sep 28, 2023, 05:23 AM

Sep 2023

...of electricity is just the pendulum swinging too far at first after not having it at all.

We certainly don't need all that we use (there are 5 seperate digital clocks burning 24/7 on the various appliances in my kitchen) and we are only just starting to think about not electrifying everything in our lives.

Also, home battery systems are almost there, it won't be long before a reasonable storage module will just be a standard part of any home generation system.

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Suppose you have a choice in your electrical power... [View all] hunter Sep 2023 OP

Are you proposing anything with your supposing? MutantAndProud Sep 2023 #1

About fifty percent of my electric bill is natural gas hunter Sep 2023 #2

That statement is basically nonsense but MutantAndProud Sep 2023 #3

What's your opinion of the natural gas industry? hunter Sep 2023 #4

Leaky. Like all liquid or gas fuels. MutantAndProud Sep 2023 #5

Paying for AC electricity is a scam Effete Snob Sep 2023 #7

DC electricity comes primarily in red and blue MutantAndProud Sep 2023 #12

Option 2 please, it ain't perfect, but it's a start in the right direction. Meadowoak Sep 2023 #6

Wind and solar with battery LiberaBlueDem Sep 2023 #8

I had solar panels installed several years ago. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #9

How much battery storage would you have to buy to comfortably disconnect? hunter Sep 2023 #14

I honestly have no idea how much battery storage I'd need to disconnect. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #15

Our excessive use... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #16

I only have two appliances with clocks. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #17

yeah... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #18

2 to 7 watts per clock Blues Heron Sep 2023 #19

Thank you. Think. Again. Sep 2023 #21

I don't care for "home batteries" OKIsItJustMe Sep 2023 #20

To move away from fossil fuels... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #22

Economies of scale OKIsItJustMe Sep 2023 #23

Obviously.... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #10

The electrons in my wiring don't care where they came from RainCaster Sep 2023 #11

It's a false choice of course OKIsItJustMe Sep 2023 #13