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(Low Barrier of Entry) Ways to Live a Solarpunk Lifestyle (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For apartment dwellers, people with HOA restrictions, etc

What easy steps can we take to live solarpunk?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Start by learning the fundamentals of how solar actually works at a technical level. The pictures show parts and results of a completely solar powered automatic watering system I built.

It is battery powered and cost about $75 USD. It has been up now consistently for 36 days since it last reset. Once you understand the fundamentals, larger systems operate on the same principles.

A world powered by solar (and other intermittent renewable sources) will have to look different than our current world because of the challenges inherent to renewables. We want power 24/7 (and we can have it) but we will have to re-build the world to accommodate it. That’s pretty punk in my book.

[–] eagleeyedtiger 1 points 1 year ago

Do you have any links to resources on how to get started?

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