Feb 7

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Solar Self-Sufficiency: The Dollars Behind

Western Europe assumes that electricity is available 24/7/365, and that all electricity generation needs to be profitable. How flawed is this.

Dollar bills — Photo by Mackenzie Marco on Unsplash

As described in a previous article, self-sufficiency in a modern single family home is feasible, even with electric cars in moderate climates such as…

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