I’m curious as to what people are doing with their spare solar power.
I’m in the US and on NEM2. I already have batteries and discharge them when the rates are favorable.
But I still have a lot of leftover juice. My partner recently bought an EV but doesn’t drive much.
I set up a home lab and even bought a small bitcoin miner that turns on when electricity rates are favorable.
I’ve been using it to build cellulose, sugars, and other organic compounds from CO2 and water. I get oxygen as a byproduct too which is neat.
I’d love to hear how you do that!
I believe that @cattywampas@lemmy.world is growing plants, the old-school solar route.
Ha ha got me right there, well done!
Thanks, I was imagining some kind of high tech lab setup.
It’s actually future tech alien magic that we humans cannot even begin to replicate in its efficiency and self-sustainability.
It’s pretty high tech. The greatest minds on earth is unable to recreate it from scratch.
You can set up a lab if you want. Grow something in a petridish.
What
I’m sure they’re talking about LED grow lights run by solar power.
Or maybe they just garden.
We can’t rule out that they may be a plant.
What about THC as a byproduct ? ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)
You don’t have to do the “sharing a secret” wink anymore when mentioning marijuana. It’s mostly mainstream now and the pre-legal cool factor is gone. I know it’s not legal everywhere but the gild fell off that lily a while ago.
If you’re saying power indoor growing, then yes I’d agree. Those lights use a lot of energy.