Self generated energy is the future, however wind and solar is not the answer, they aren’t viable.
I have several neighbors with solar. We had a 4 day power blackout a few months back.
I have a geni switch on my house, plugged in the generator and hummed along as if nothing happened.
Two of my neighbors had battery back-ups two did not. Day one and two none of them had much power at all as it was snow related, 2 feet of snow covering panels only allows a fraction of the energy to get captured.
The two with back up battery systems could only power unsubstantial items during non sun saturated hours and the battery’s got bled dry quickly.
2 of the four went out and bought gas powered generators on day 3.
In order to have a battery back up significant enough to power a household, you’d need a separate structure and cooling system to house and manage it.
Wind doesn’t always blow.
It’s just not viable, even with the subsidies trying to force the illusion of viability.
I’ve had solar in the past and knew not to need to rely on it, the return on investment angle almost never adds up and it can’t really take care of day to day needs without going truly minimalist.
I designing a new system and was going to procure/build and install it, but nothing added up when I did the real math- not the solar company math.
It’s just a feel good money making scheme funded by the government stealing from the tax payers.
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