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Originally Posted by xelasnave
Are there any subsidies to instal solar power if like me you are not on the grid?
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Doubt it, but also the solar subsidies in general are starting to become rarer across Australia.
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Originally Posted by xelasnave
With cloudy weather the reality is one needs to have the genny running every day so I don't know why it is presented as something that can save the planet as I expect when the sun is not shinning in the city the panels there don't produce power either...I don't know why more attention is not given to generating power by hydro...the Snowey idea except instead of diverting the water inland just let it go where it always went.
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If you want true off grid, you can still do it without needing to run a generator a lot, but it's a matter of how much you use and how much you want to pay for storage, etc to avoid the need for the generator.
As for hydro, the common approach of making dams is pretty stupid for all the impacts they can cause. There are other approaches though for more "inline" style turbines that can generate electricity without impacting the waterflow or the wildlife.