Will cheap, DIY #Solar reach American renters? In Germany, millions of people plug solar panels directly into wall outlets like any other appliance, but in the US, red tape makes it ludicrously costly.
#SolarEverywhere
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What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Will cheap, DIY #Solar reach American renters? In Germany, millions of people plug solar panels directly into wall outlets like any other appliance, but in the US, red tape makes it ludicrously costly.
#SolarEverywhere
#CoalFreeCurtisBay @senbillferg.bsky.social
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#SolarEverywhere
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Look at this massive parking lot in China, all covered in solar and equipped with EV chargers. Utterly dwarfing anything like it in the US, AFAIK. english.news.cn/20250918/85a...
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
#GoodNews #SolarEverywhere
‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
#FutureIsElectric !
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
#FutureIsElectric !
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‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear
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December 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
#GoodNews #SolarEverywhere
‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
#FutureIsElectric !
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
#FutureIsElectric !
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Instead of sending billions to a rapist in America invest in Australia's future. Do this
www.ecoportal.net/en/switzerla...
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Instead of sending billions to a rapist in America invest in Australia's future. Do this
www.ecoportal.net/en/switzerla...
Switzerland bolted 5,000 solar panels onto a dam wall 8,000 feet up in the freezing Alps where everyone said solar made no sense, and the plant now makes three times more winter power than any farm do...
High in the Swiss Alps, on a concrete dam wall more than 8,000 feet above the sea, someone bolted thousands of solar panels to a place almost no one thought
www.ecoportal.net
July 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
After 3 weeks of 'energy company interpretive dance' Octopus Agile import/export tariffs are now live! 🥳
I’ve handed control to Predbat, and it’s now officially in charge of my solar & batteries. Time to watch my bills zero! 🔋✨🎉
#SolarEverywhere #EnergyFreedom #OctopusAgile
I’ve handed control to Predbat, and it’s now officially in charge of my solar & batteries. Time to watch my bills zero! 🔋✨🎉
#SolarEverywhere #EnergyFreedom #OctopusAgile
April 29, 2026 at 7:20 AM
After 3 weeks of 'energy company interpretive dance' Octopus Agile import/export tariffs are now live! 🥳
I’ve handed control to Predbat, and it’s now officially in charge of my solar & batteries. Time to watch my bills zero! 🔋✨🎉
#SolarEverywhere #EnergyFreedom #OctopusAgile
I’ve handed control to Predbat, and it’s now officially in charge of my solar & batteries. Time to watch my bills zero! 🔋✨🎉
#SolarEverywhere #EnergyFreedom #OctopusAgile