Meet balkonkraftwerk, the simple technology putting solar power in the hands of renters and nudging Germany toward its clean energy goals.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/19852594

Edit: Be aware that some people try to post misinformation here, such as that such plants are not safe in the case of a power failure (untrue), or that they are not economical (untrue, their advantage is that they have very low installation costs).

  • einkorn@feddit.orgEnglish
    28·
    3 months ago

    Next by the way: Access to these special prices for companies depends on the total amount of electricity used. Which adds a reverse-incentive: Under some circustamces it is cheaper to waste electricity in order to keep access to cheaper prices than to use less electricity. Because if you use less then you have to pay normal prices.