I’m a little wary of plug-in solar in the US. Some of the bills propose allowing 1200 watt panels which can overload wiring depending on what else is on the circuit and how in the wall wiring is run. Limiting plug-in panel wattage to, say, 400 watts might be necessary

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    16 hours ago

    Any wiring can handle 10 amps. I don’t understand why you think that’s too much. We have really old wiring and it wouldn’t be a problem.

    Thanks for posting, this is awesome. Now do small wind too.

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      13 hours ago

      Small wind is horrible, the efficiency of wind is entirely based on the swept area of the blades. At scale it’s great, but at household sizes it’s just not worth the cost. Turbines and windmills are a ‘Go big, or go home’ situation as far as being cost effective. Solar, even with batteries, is more cost effective for household or mobile sizes.

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      15 hours ago

      It’s important to note that Europe has 220/240v by default so most household wiring is robust to higher wattages at lower amps.