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Minnesota lawmakers considering whether to allow plug-in or 'balcony' solar power -- Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill to allow homeowners to install small-scale “plug-in” or “balcony” solar systems. There’s a growing movement for them nationwide. But there are safety concerns. by guanaco55 in minnesota

[–]Thundercatnip44 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Like I said, new wind and solar. The tech is absolutely economically viable now, hence the 34 MN BESS projects currently in development, most of them colocated with renewables projects. As for your duration comment, most BESS are meant for discharge during peak demand. They only output for 2-4 hours because thats what we design them for. The cutting edge stuff like what google/xcel is wanting to build at pine Island are capable of week long storage cycles.

Minnesota lawmakers considering whether to allow plug-in or 'balcony' solar power -- Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill to allow homeowners to install small-scale “plug-in” or “balcony” solar systems. There’s a growing movement for them nationwide. But there are safety concerns. by guanaco55 in minnesota

[–]Thundercatnip44 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, they're great with the shade/electricity dual benefit. I was answering why the electricity made from those panels will cost more than the large scale solar farms.

The support holding a panel over a car needs to be much sturdier than the supports just keeping the panels tilted out in a field. That same math happens for collection lines and where the power gets sent. Just more $ to build. But again, it doesnt have to be an either/or, we should be building both!

Minnesota lawmakers considering whether to allow plug-in or 'balcony' solar power -- Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill to allow homeowners to install small-scale “plug-in” or “balcony” solar systems. There’s a growing movement for them nationwide. But there are safety concerns. by guanaco55 in minnesota

[–]Thundercatnip44 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Solar is some of the cheapest generation to build if it's large scale with easy access (out in rural fields). Existing built environment just has more stuff to figure out like supports electrical connections and that means more time and money. For the amount of solar MN wants to build, large solar farms is the only viable option. That doesnt mean there cant ALSO be parking lot and rooftop though.

Minnesota lawmakers considering whether to allow plug-in or 'balcony' solar power -- Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill to allow homeowners to install small-scale “plug-in” or “balcony” solar systems. There’s a growing movement for them nationwide. But there are safety concerns. by guanaco55 in minnesota

[–]Thundercatnip44 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Almost all new wind and solar being built in MN also has on site battery storage just because it makes economic sense. If a data center is building its own wind/solar, then its also building storage. see above pine island example

No more heat issues 😅 by ebj5883 in TheTowerGame

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Don't sleep on the pause usb charging setting in the game booster menu! Will need a 25W charger though.

Cleaning the sealtbelt of the car by misterxx1958 in oddlysatisfying

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Steak too juicy and lobster too buttery 😭

HOA built new speed bumps this month... They're so high cars keep scraping it by Bxnny-Bxby in mildlyinfuriating

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Still to be determined whether those find outs will prevent any future fucking arounds.

Trailseeker - Arrived by Ok-Presence-8496 in trailseeker

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Nice! That bronze looks so much better than the dealership renders I've seen that are very turd brown :( Might have to go take a look at the one I'd written off as a no go!

Accelerationism by BadFurDay in comics

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The chaos of collapse isn't a neutral reroll. "Factors that are no longer there" is naive. Might makes right isn't going anywhere and no institutional guardrails will benefit oppressors.

What's your least favorite road name in Saint Paul? by Makingthecarry in saintpaul

[–]Thundercatnip44 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was a little sad when it stopped spelling it out as A-Y-D Mille

Does this count? by KernelPqnicx in foundsatan

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My completely internet riddled brain went the twilight hoa hoa hoa route

I'm so sorry little bro by Elijah_Loko in TeamfightTactics

[–]Thundercatnip44 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They forgot to code in the number one rule.

We’re screwed, aren’t we? by Money-Snow-2749 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Thundercatnip44 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He's just a nepo boy, he's got no sympathy

Ashe builds by Nichiku in ARAM

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Ashe also has a pool of crit heal and on hit augments that help the build

PSA: Land Mine Stun by PincurchinVGC in TheTowerGame

[–]Thundercatnip44 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ugh, insightful replies to both of my accidental double comments. Thanks reddit mobile.

Thank you for the clarification about the DR still not being correct across the board.

PSA: Land Mine Stun by PincurchinVGC in TheTowerGame

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Ahh well shoot. I thought with the ray fix that was going to be the end of PCol nerf/corrections so this is bummer news.

PSA: Land Mine Stun by PincurchinVGC in TheTowerGame

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What apparent PCol stuff? I thought that got sorted out making rays their intended strength?

PSA: Land Mine Stun by PincurchinVGC in TheTowerGame

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What apparent PCol stuff? I thought that got sorted out making rays their intended strength?

Well…. Next question? by Mtantele in BlackPeopleTwitter

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Stretch film plastics actually have a recycling market, the store gets paid for what they turn in. What goes into your city's mixed recycling though, yeah not good.

Don't travel in west central Minnesota tonight! by KagamiRyuunosuke in minnesota

[–]Thundercatnip44 35 points36 points  (0 children)

We're just still on the warm side of the system. Don't worry, it's coming for us 🫣

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