Sounds Good And That's All

It's been ages since I have my eye on solar energy and have been thinking of doing something in this regard. When the Iran - US war broke out and fuel shortages made price sore and the immediate future looked quite worrying, I saw an article about people setting up solar panels on their balcony and there was a post on Hive as well in this regard.  Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@logvisuals?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Nuno Marques</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-white-solar-panels-0GbrjL3vZF4?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a> For me, this would be the only available solution because I live in an apartment building, so the roof is not exactly mine, in order to install anything on it, would need the approval of all inhabitants, which I would never get. The funny thing is that as I said, they would instantly say no to such a request as they don't benefit and I'd be using their space too to some extent, but if I propose for them to join, they would say no to that as well as investing means spending money and paying for something that benefits us all has always been a problem. Yes, tell me about it, it's pure headache each time, but this is how people are and I still can't complain as so far the major issues have been solved one way or another.  Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@aj5photos?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Anders J</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/white-and-blue-solar-panels-hxUcl0nUsIY?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a> Back to the topic of the post, solar power that is, I wanted to know what my options are with a limited space, which is my balcony basically and asked a friend who's working in the energy industry. Kind of new we're not yet where other countries are with solar energy, but what I've been told shocked me. First of all, I would not get an authorization to install the panels because from aesthetic point of view it would ruin the look of the building. You can always skip this step, but you'd last a day or two, till someone notices it and then you not only would be fined, you'd have to take the whole thing down as well and you'd be left with the loss.  Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@hosoren?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Soren H</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-large-solar-panel-with-a-sky-background-1PKAYeA_nZ4?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a> For the sake of the argument, let's skip this step and disregard it, as if it wouldn't be an impediment and let's go on. Talking to a person well versed in this regard helps a lot, so I was told that even if I'd be allowed to install some panels, with the available space I have and the size of panels I could use, the max power I could produce per day is 1kW, which is nothing honestly, compared to the consumption usually I have. Then comes the tricky part, or the f**kery, if I want to be brutally honest. I'm not sure if the term *smart consumption* is used in this case, but that's what I'd call it now, that I know how it works. In my vocabulary, this term would mean you consume what you produce and the reason to do so is the terms and conditions the energy supplier is offering to those connecting to the grid with solar power. ![red-zeppelin-UVGE-o757 […]