Solar panels are usually sold with 25 to 30 years of performance promises. But what happens after that, when the warranty language is long gone and you are

  • plinky [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    7 days ago

    with some shenanigans and thermally massive sinks (say boilers) heating can be intermittently fed, i don’t think a lot of people (some industries might) are bothering with that for now though. (so not heat pumps but say overtly massive boiler with radiator and a fan attached to central hvac system to provide heat as needed, and heat pump as a backstop). plus winter solar efficiency by default is what 40-60%?

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      7 days ago

      Having boilers in the home would reduce the need for batteries but wouldn’t that be a pretty substantial space and safety issue? Something like radiant floor heating or passive solar might be better but that would have to be built in.