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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
That is changing for the better day by day. I would go so far as to argue that any residential dwelling under 5000 sq ft can operate on solar panels and batteries. The install would cost 20-30K, and would pay for itself in under 10 years. And the system would work for 50 years.
Commerical and industrial is another matter.
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My inlaws installed solar panels at their house on a quarter section by Sundre. The house is probably 3000 square feet. The panels were high-end and tilted and swiveled to track the sun. They also had a windmill.
It was a total disaster...they ended up having to bulldoze a path in through a forest to run conventional power lines. There's a reason people aren't using this technology in any sort of widespread way around here.