I’ve been slowly converting all of my outdoor lighting to solar and adding more rain barrels for my garden. This got me thinking–what are the rest of you working on? I’d love to see and hear about your projects if you feel like sharing them.

Thanks in advance, I hope you’re all having a wonderful day!

  • BoscoBear@lemmy.sdf.org
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    6 months ago

    I have been talking to a friend who lives in a mobile home near Albuquerque. He is thinking about installing a roof above the home to keep it a little cooler in the summer. To that end I am recommending he use decommissioned panels as the roof and connecting them through a transfer switch to a mini split ac. This has the advantage of using cheap panels from Santan solar (which cannot be grid tied) for free cooling during the hotest hours of the day, while retaining the ability to run the ac at night.

    • Michael H. JenkinsOP
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      6 months ago

      That is a great idea! My house’s roof bakes in the sun all day and I’ve been looking for options.