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With self-install solar panels, and a €150 plug-in adapter that feeds power directly into electricity sockets; a DIY home power system is becoming popular in Europe. (www.theverge.com)
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[-] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

OP mentions this delivering 3kWh on a typical day, about 10% of a typical US household's consumption.

Wow, this is much. If you are correct, a typical US household consumes two times the energy than a typical german household.

The last numbers I found where from 2021 with 5411 kWh for a household with 3 or more people.

[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

a typical US household consumes two times the energy than a typical german household.

Can't even use a bit more powerful drill without blowing the fuses in some older european houses, because the old wiring is too weak.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah that one made me whiplash as well. Jesus, we thought we blew out the meter at 17kwh in a shitty aussie rental during a brutal winter with oil heaters

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

I didn't know if it's correct, but consider that nanny (most?) use natural gas for heating, cooling, cooking, and got water, so those aren't Even counted!

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