So today is not going entirely to plan.
The set of additional #solarpanels I connected up refuse to give us juice. I tried to trace the fault and got jack shit info because my cheap ass 19 year old #multimeter is (confirmed by many tests now) not working any more. Its fuse is fine too, as is its #battery. It just displays zeros.
So add to the list of unexpected expenses and delays one new multimeter...

#mutualaid is our lifeline to #selfsufficiency so we can help others. Can you help us out with our expenses for...?

Multimeter: $7-8 at Harbor Freight
Crimp connectors: $?
Tyres: ~$1200 (Vulpibus)
Refilling fuel: ~$100
Refilling my overdraft: ~$500
Refilling my other overdraft: ~$250

"Home solar power is like a victory garden for energy that doesn't need watering or weeding."

(L) copyleft, please steal and use as your own

Testing the HomeWizard Plug-In Battery with Home Assistant

This new device claims to be a plug-and-play home battery that should work with Home Assistant—just install it yourself, no electrician required. But does it actually work as promised?

I unbox it, set it up, and put it to the test! Watch here: https://youtu.be/WOxB-d-ofj4

#HomeWizard #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeBattery #Environment #Energy #SolarPanels #Sustainability
https://youtu.be/WOxB-d-ofj4

As I read this, "maintaining and enhancing your monitoring experience" means "you have to pay to see monitoring data".

Time to try the open source version...

US solar industry readies self for one last burst of action before Trump takeover

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/15/another-day-another-solar-factory-opens-in-the-us/

More solar factories coming to US, state-level opposition or not

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/15/another-day-another-solar-factory-opens-in-the-us/

OSM mappers who collect solar panel locations - if you would map these as nodes, would you use one or two nodes?

You may have heard about professor #JoshuaPearce and #appropedia , but have you heard about #agrotunnels ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya5gvqka2wY

https://www.appropedia.org/Agrivoltaic_agrotunnel

Gov. Stitt’s ‘Green’ Energy Plans Will Only Hurt Oklahomans https://www.byteseu.com/550558/ #CarbonCapture #CarbonSequestration #Denmark #Gas #GreenEnergy #Heimdal #JesperMøllerSørensen #KevinStitt #MarcusLima #oil #Oklahoma #Satartia #Shidler #SolarPanels #TaxIncentives #WindFarms

Compulsary Solar Panels on ALL New Builds!

Please sign the petition

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/compulsory-solar-panels-on-all-new-developments

For #Solar Friends in the US & UK and elsewhere:

In a significant move towards sustainable living, #renters and #condominium owners across #Germany now have the legal right to install #solarpanels on their balconies.

The new regulation changes the Rental Contract Law (BGB § 554) and the law governing Condominums (§ 20 WEG)- , which officially takes effect today!

https://balkon.solar/news/2024/10/17/germany-grants-renters-the-right-to-install-solar-systems-on-balconies/

Fact check on the #Vance claim/lies re #solarpanels in the #VPDebate by Michael Thomas, who writes the #Distilled newsletter:

Red-state Alabama pulls a green ESG trick out of its hat, invests millions of taxpayer resources in new thin film solar factory

#solar #thinfilmsolar #solarpv #pv #solarenergy #solarpower #solarcells #solarpanels #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #sdg7 #sustainable #manufacturing #alabama #greenjobs #economicdevelopment #ruraleconomy #esg #investing #investors #taxcredits #energy #electricity #electrification #alabama #usa #unitedstates

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/30/new-thin-film-solar-factory-transforms-red-state-into-green-warrior/