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this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2023
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I agree but just want to add that at least some people in apartments and condos can still produce and use solar-generated electricity. Here's a cool example:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/i-disconnected-from-the-electric-grid-for-8-months-in-manhattan/
Although I have rooftop solar producing around 200% of our usage annually, I was inspired by this story and have been increasingly using our offgrid LFP (LiFePO4 / lithium iron phosphate) backup batteries with solar panels to power certain things.
I think people in apartments would need rooftop access (ideally), equator-facing windows or a balcony, at the very least, for this to make ecological sense as there's a carbon cost to manufacturing batteries and solar panels. But it's doable and some people are doing it!
Here's another:
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/about/the-solar-website/