@balkonsolar @TechConnectify Tbf that is "subsidized" in the sense that you don't pay any VAT like you do on any other product in Germany. Still massively cheaper, even if you had to pay VAT (2400€, i.e. still half of the American counterpart).
On another note: I literally thought glass alone was more expensive than this and now you get glass + solar for that price

@BalooUriza @Coihue @TechConnectify Alec used to be more active on here, sadly that's no longer the case thanks to a whole bunch of assholes harassing him in the replies.

@Coihue @TechConnectify @BalooUriza
But there's a good reason for that (which he went into on here, more than once).
And this video's description says that he won't be linking to his socials or Patreon for this one. Probably for the same reason.

@creideiki @f4grx @balkonsolar @derdo @BalooUriza @pfriedma
Another thing to remember is that because the inverter's source is solar, it can safely and easily shut down during one AC cycle, and the panels can safely stop generating DC inside a fraction of a second. Unlike a generator with moving parts (that need a few seconds to spin down).

@almino @TechConnectify @BoydStephenSmithJr
People that don't want to suffer YT ads can use DDG DuckPlayer, or run yt-dlp locally.

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@TechConnectify Want you to know I wrote this comment before I saw the video - probably not the best one to have said this on given the serious nature of it.

But my fiance and I both passionately agree with you. We appreciate you using your platform for good. Thank you! You're awesome and appreciated.

@TechConnectify Invaluably important video. Thank you so much for that! I really hope it reaches the hearts and minds of as many people as possible.

@TechConnectify I skipped the technical part, I agree with the Partisan political part.

@tinspin @doctormo
2b: Aluminium was a rare metal before it was made with electricity. The first large-scale production in the USA was in 1888, in Pittsburgh.

"The first ingot was poured in November that year."
https://www.britannica.com/technology/aluminum-processing
"The need for cheap, plentiful hydroelectric power led the young company to Niagara Falls, where in 1895 it became the first customer for the new Niagara Falls power development."

Europe was not far behind.

@TechConnectify Great video (and rant at the end!).

Panels are very cheap, but a decent charge controller and inverter isn't, and apparently inverters don't last forever - I've only had mine for a few years, so it's too early to tell how reliable they are.
Replacing inverters may be a "running cost" of the system if you have to use AC.

For that reason, I have been trying to find as many DC-powered products as possible, but it's quite hard to find non-IT appliances.
The only real DC kitchen devices you can get a fridges.
There are NO DC-powered cooking equipment.
The most powerful DC kettle I have found is 24V and 300W, which isn't great.
Everything else is just low power, small equipment.

Someone in the US is trying to make a battery-powered electric oven, so people can use them on 120V systems.
I bet it is phenomenally expensive!

@mattwilcox @utf_7 @TechConnectify a summary instead of a patronizing comment would've been better. Or even ignoring the comment entirely. You have no idea what that person's schedule is like for a 1.5 hour long video.

Calm down, I've blocked you, learn some respect

@BoydStephenSmithJr @almino @TechConnectify I think this video is not monetized.

@dec23k @doctormo @Kiloku Aluminium is mostly used for high voltage lines though, and with solar + battery there is no need for that. I don't think we have a battery that uses aluminium. Also the mining needs oil. I'm not going to argue for all my arguments, but I have looked into this for a long time and the outlook is looking very grim because lack of energy leads to war even if that war must be limited since there is no energy to wage it. Good luck out there, with or without solar panels!

@TechConnectify “you can’t take a lithium atom and turn it into iron”. Why the hate for late-stage stellar fusion? Just imagine if we had small electronics powered by silicon fusion…

@gudenau @TechConnectify the spiciest of spices

@tinspin

What oil we have is better employed making renewable infrastructure than anything else. And even where it was required for mining, hauling, we have ways to electrify even that today.

Please don't Gish gallop your cynicism. Especially in a topic that has been so heavily propagandised like this one.

@dec23k

@almino @dec23k

It's not for me, it's for sharing. I'm a YT Premium member.

@almino @Janne_O While that might be true of this particular video, it is not true of the channel (or the secondary channel) in general. Also, just because a video isn't monetized that doesn't make it public domain.

If #PeerTube wants creators like Alec on it, it has to get a lot easier to publish mirrors on PeerTube. (Also, it should be easier to "monetize", but that's a harder problem, for several reasons.)

@TechConnectify Thank you for 1:16:36 onward! 🫡