silence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoGermans Combat Climate Change From Their Balconies: Plug-and-play solar panels are popping up in yards and on balcony railings across Germany, driven by bargain prices and looser regulations.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1310arrow-down14cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyzclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1306arrow-down1external-linkGermans Combat Climate Change From Their Balconies: Plug-and-play solar panels are popping up in yards and on balcony railings across Germany, driven by bargain prices and looser regulations.www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square62fedilinkcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyzclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-square31ank@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-24 months agoThey have enough energy, but they automatically turn off once the grid goes down because they need the grid to synchronize. Balcony solar panels are not able to work in “island mode”, so no lineman is at risk.
They have enough energy, but they automatically turn off once the grid goes down because they need the grid to synchronize. Balcony solar panels are not able to work in “island mode”, so no lineman is at risk.