Samhain Thanksgiving Moon
Nathan and Luke have been on the roof all day. First, they used small pieces of plywood, maybe two feet by one foot, to scrape snow off the roof. They had to do this because the rails now in place make it impossible to use a broom to sweep snow down the roof’s pitch. What a chore.
Now they’re installing the micro-inverters which will allow segregation of panels and their production. This is cold, lonely work, much like roofing in the winter. But, they seem to enjoy it, cheerful and committed to solar energy generation.
Dana, the physical therapist, said her brother-in-law, an electrician, liked the plot of land she and her husband want to purchase. Excited, he said, “I can rig you up with solar panels and a battery that lasts for four days! How many times in Colorado do you go more than 4 days with no sun? You’d be off the grid.” An interesting point and I want to find out about the battery.
Solar is the ultimate sort of disaggregation, moving away from centralization by going directly to the source, no mediation save the solar panels. Being off grid, of course, only makes sense as long as there is a grid. The more folks move off, the less size grids will have.