Subj : Re: This is the result of keeping 60% of the lights OFF and the furnanc To : Wilfred van Velzen From : August Abolins Date : Sat Feb 27 2021 09:51:02 > But when you don't get any money any more (or very little) for putting your > generated electricity into the net, batteries will become interesting to > store your own energy, and using it when there is no sun. And hopefully > battery technology will become better and cheaper in the future. I hear that the batteries need to be replaced every few years. And they are not cheap. And venting them (even when they are sealed) is critical in a household. > Most greenhouse owners already generate their own electricity for the > lighting in the greenhouses. And they also use the heat.. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogeneration Good forward thinking. I was always impresed how much heat cattle manure generated in the barn. So, a structure with cattle below and greenhouse above could be a nice symbiotic relationship. --- SBBSecho 3.13-Linux * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2) .