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Australia proves that solar can be easy and widely adopted (www.volts.wtf)

submitted 6 months ago by Dippy@beehaw.org to c/climate@slrpnk.net

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Australia has high rates of adoption for rooftop solar. The interconnection is easy and permitting happens over night. And best of all, none of the fears associated with wide spread solar have materialized into real world problems.

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[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This seems like a problem that can be solved now that everything is connected to the Internet and has a computer inside. Turn on the water boiler only when the price is less than 10ct/kw. Run aircon or heater only when it's cheap, and insulation will keep the temperature constant for half a day.

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[–] hydmonk@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 6 months ago

Insulation? In an Australian house? Not likely mate.

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[–] Dippy@beehaw.org [S] 1 point 6 months ago

Guess who just discovered Virtual Power Plants

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