EastTexCowboy
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Depends on the nature of the apocalypse. If it's one of the really bad ones, like a world wide shortage of Pop Tarts, you'll probably be fine. Other than no Pop Tarts.
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EastTexCowboy
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You know I've thought about something like that. Put back a few or maybe more than a few used panels then in a jam I could just lay them out on the lawn and run some cables. Just as a temporary solution if I had no grid and a bunch of low production days. It would have to be the little guys. I'm too old to be toting around these 50+ lb panels. Something I might suggest for stocking stuffers next Christmas.
Well, Paul Harrell has already got that solved..I wouldn’t want to try and take his Pop Tarts..
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OffGridInTheCity
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I'm in Southern Oregon and we get wild-fire smoke often. A couple of years ago it was really bad / looked like this for several weeks in a row.... day after day like this. This is from Sept 2020. It was pretty wild. Some comes from Oregon (of course) but also from Northern California.
PV production was down ~40% that September.
PV production was down ~40% that September.
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I’m mostly concerned about the zillion critters tryin to get away to safty…Go fast critters… wish I could help.…
DIYrich
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Interesting idea. Get a bunch of used panels and preplan the wiring. Store them in the shed for extended grid down days.
RoadTurtle
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MI is one of the worst states for cloud cover. My solar collection is down about 25%.
Hogheavenfarm
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Our area cleared out mostly today, actual sunshine is visible, first time in over a week. Once the winds shift to more from the NW we should clear out what's left. Hoping for a good charge today!
I was getting close to the same output as the panels were not getting near as hot but the smoke wasn't nothing like it was in New York.
It was a perfect storm of several fires all starting at the same time and the weather patterns. Almost like someone planned it.
It was a perfect storm of several fires all starting at the same time and the weather patterns. Almost like someone planned it.
jasonojordan
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Very smokey in north centeral Minnesota today. Production is down around 2000w today from what it should normally be without this haze.
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jasonojordan
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Just like its climate changes fault for poor forestry practices in California that were direct contributors to fires.
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