• snowe@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Solar isn’t the only renewable energy, and not even the only one you can install per household. Geothermal never stops, can be installed in your lawn, and has almost zero maintenance. Wave generation and offshore wind farms also provide round the clock energy.

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      1 year ago

      Geothermal power is a lot easier in (say) Iceland than in places with less volcanism.

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      1 year ago

      Geothermal never stops, can be installed in your lawn, and has almost zero maintenance

      If you’re talking residential geothermal, that won’t generate electricity for your home. It can be used for HVAC and water heating though. It isn’t zero maintenance, and for most people it is pretty expensive (because they don’t have enough land to use the cheaper method for laying the pipes in the ground. Also, call it what it is - Ground-sourced heat pump. Average install price is $30k-$70k.

      In many latitudes Air-sourced heat pumps are much much less expensive and perform nearly as well.

      I’m hopeful to see cheap to purchase, install, and maintain Ground-sourced heat pump (residential Geothermal) but its not hear yet.