mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoHow big a solar battery do I need to store all my home's electricity? - Terence Edenshkspr.mobiexternal-linkmessage-square235linkfedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1304arrow-down1external-linkHow big a solar battery do I need to store all my home's electricity? - Terence Edenshkspr.mobimesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square235linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 days agoTo be fully self sufficient you have to meet your energy consumption during the most cloudy days in winter. 2 days storage gives you a 5% chance of a blackout at some point during the year. 4 days storage gives you a 1% chance of a blackout at some point during the year. You will not get to 0%.
minus-squareseejur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days ago You will not get 0%. I see we are including the nuclear winter scenarios!
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoActually, I was thinking volcanos. They can reduce sunlight over a large area for prolonged periods.
To be fully self sufficient you have to meet your energy consumption during the most cloudy days in winter.
2 days storage gives you a 5% chance of a blackout at some point during the year.
4 days storage gives you a 1% chance of a blackout at some point during the year.
You will not get to 0%.
I see we are including the nuclear winter scenarios!
Actually, I was thinking volcanos. They can reduce sunlight over a large area for prolonged periods.