Subj : Re: This is the result of keeping 60% of the lights OFF and the furnanc
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Feb 27 2021 09:51 am

> But when you don't get any money any more (or very little) for putting your
> generated electricity into the net, batteries will become interesting to
> store your own energy, and using it when there is no sun. And hopefully
> battery technology will become better and cheaper in the future.

I hear that the batteries need to be replaced every few years.  And they are
not cheap.

And venting them (even when they are sealed) is critical in a household.

> Most greenhouse owners already generate their own electricity for the
> lighting in the greenhouses. And they also use the heat..
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogeneration

Good forward thinking.

I was always impresed how much heat cattle manure generated in the barn.

So, a structure with cattle below and greenhouse above could be a nice
symbiotic relationship.
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