▲ 89 ▼ What are ways Renters (of a house) can get into alternative energy? (lemmywinks.com) submitted 3 years ago by spasm01@lemmywinks.com to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments Are there portable wind turbines and/or solar panels I can put up in my very bright dusty back yard?
[–] spasm01@lemmywinks.com [S] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) So a camping set up moving to a battery that I can charge smaller things like phones off of? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] natflow@apollo.town 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) Check out “solar generators”. They take input power from something variable like a solar panel, recharge their internal battery, and then provide lots of different outlets to power or recharge various devices. So, mostly “just” a battery, but very well set up for exactly this kind of thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've been really happy with our electric Makita products. When our propane generator kicks it (and I'm pretty sure I can keep that thing running for the next thirty, but I want a solar generator sooner) I want a Makita solar generator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] algorithmae@lemmy.one 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm with you there, but judging by Makita's complete lack of battery development in the last 20 years I don't see that happening permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I haven't been watching that too close . We swapped our gas yard tools for makita ones recently because we liked the hot swappable batteries. I don't remember how recently because the we in that is the landlord. They asked my advice and I'd used a makita before and liked it. I do yardwork and handiwork here as part of my rent anyways I'm rambling. I always figured makita contracted out their batteries, but I'm not part of their supply chain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] natflow@apollo.town 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) Check out “solar generators”. They take input power from something variable like a solar panel, recharge their internal battery, and then provide lots of different outlets to power or recharge various devices. So, mostly “just” a battery, but very well set up for exactly this kind of thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've been really happy with our electric Makita products. When our propane generator kicks it (and I'm pretty sure I can keep that thing running for the next thirty, but I want a solar generator sooner) I want a Makita solar generator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] algorithmae@lemmy.one 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm with you there, but judging by Makita's complete lack of battery development in the last 20 years I don't see that happening permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I haven't been watching that too close . We swapped our gas yard tools for makita ones recently because we liked the hot swappable batteries. I don't remember how recently because the we in that is the landlord. They asked my advice and I'd used a makita before and liked it. I do yardwork and handiwork here as part of my rent anyways I'm rambling. I always figured makita contracted out their batteries, but I'm not part of their supply chain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've been really happy with our electric Makita products. When our propane generator kicks it (and I'm pretty sure I can keep that thing running for the next thirty, but I want a solar generator sooner) I want a Makita solar generator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] algorithmae@lemmy.one 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm with you there, but judging by Makita's complete lack of battery development in the last 20 years I don't see that happening permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I haven't been watching that too close . We swapped our gas yard tools for makita ones recently because we liked the hot swappable batteries. I don't remember how recently because the we in that is the landlord. They asked my advice and I'd used a makita before and liked it. I do yardwork and handiwork here as part of my rent anyways I'm rambling. I always figured makita contracted out their batteries, but I'm not part of their supply chain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] algorithmae@lemmy.one 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm with you there, but judging by Makita's complete lack of battery development in the last 20 years I don't see that happening permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I haven't been watching that too close . We swapped our gas yard tools for makita ones recently because we liked the hot swappable batteries. I don't remember how recently because the we in that is the landlord. They asked my advice and I'd used a makita before and liked it. I do yardwork and handiwork here as part of my rent anyways I'm rambling. I always figured makita contracted out their batteries, but I'm not part of their supply chain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I haven't been watching that too close . We swapped our gas yard tools for makita ones recently because we liked the hot swappable batteries. I don't remember how recently because the we in that is the landlord. They asked my advice and I'd used a makita before and liked it. I do yardwork and handiwork here as part of my rent anyways I'm rambling. I always figured makita contracted out their batteries, but I'm not part of their supply chain. permalink fedilink source parent