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Solar power to the rescue as Europe's energy system weathers extreme heat::Solar power helps meet energy demand for cooling.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Solar provides power when and where we need it most for AC, it's like magic.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Magic. One day I can hopefully afford magic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Meh, got it a decade ago.

Pge decided to change time of use to be most expensive after the sun went down, and a dozen other things to massively screw everybody, now they're trying to make it worse.

It's not worth it when they're fighting you the whole way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So now they're making you invest in battery banks too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Have an old e-golf I'm going to make into a battery and detach.

Fuck them with a chainsaw.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

But, but, it's contributing to the entropy of the universe!