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[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

No.

Once you do the math you see how far we still have to go.

To run an average fridge for 1 day takes ~~16~~ six (fucking autocorrect) panels and 3 batteries.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I didn't do the measurements myself, but found a few places that did.

According to this article and the first 30 seconds of this video, one panel generates 2 kWh a day.

According to this report, refrigerators take around 500 kWh a year to run, or 1.5 kWh a day.

So it looks like one panel, in combination with a battery, is enough to do the job for a fridge. Unless you were talking about a walk in, then maybe a few more. Also, that Forbes article gives a figure of 20-30 panels for the average home to power it year round. A refrigerator certainly isn't half the energy a household consumes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Wait really? Do you have a source for this claim?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Try with a variable inverter chest freezer