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Twenty four US states are now considering legislation to allow small, plug-in solar power systems that connect directly into a wall socket. (www.nytimes.com)
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I'm a little wary of plug-in solar in the US. Some of the bills propose allowing 1200 watt panels which can overload wiring depending on what else is on the circuit and how in the wall wiring is run. Limiting plug-in panel wattage to, say, 400 watts might be necessary

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Any wiring can handle 10 amps. I don't understand why you think that's too much. We have really old wiring and it wouldn't be a problem.

Thanks for posting, this is awesome. Now do small wind too.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Small wind is horrible, the efficiency of wind is entirely based on the swept area of the blades. At scale it's great, but at household sizes it's just not worth the cost. Turbines and windmills are a 'Go big, or go home' situation as far as being cost effective. Solar, even with batteries, is more cost effective for household or mobile sizes.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works -1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 7 points 7 hours ago

They said "small wind is horrible", not "I'd really like to spend money on small wind turbines that can't deliver what they promise, I wish I knew where to find some".

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

It's important to note that Europe has 220/240v by default so most household wiring is robust to higher wattages at lower amps.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world -2 points 10 hours ago

See my other comment in reply to OP as to why this might be a bad idea.