I love this. There’s something so hopeful about the image of a million balconies quietly generating power. It shows how energy transitions don’t always need to come from the top down.
As a climate fiction author, I’m fascinated by these small but radical shifts in how people live. A balcony solar panel may not seem like much, but multiplied across a city or a nation, it becomes a force that rewrites our future.
What I like about this, balcony solar, is that it is people on an individual level, taking charge of their energy use. The more balcony solar panels, the fewer solar industrial facilities spanning the deserts.
Could you link to any info on this in practice? I’m curious how it works for folks installing them. Is it essentially net metered? Is this a product for sale in other countries, or something catered to a specific policy enabled in Germany? I know I could google, but I figure it could be helpful to others here or even interesting as a future article for you. Thanks!
I love this. There’s something so hopeful about the image of a million balconies quietly generating power. It shows how energy transitions don’t always need to come from the top down.
As a climate fiction author, I’m fascinated by these small but radical shifts in how people live. A balcony solar panel may not seem like much, but multiplied across a city or a nation, it becomes a force that rewrites our future.
What I like about this, balcony solar, is that it is people on an individual level, taking charge of their energy use. The more balcony solar panels, the fewer solar industrial facilities spanning the deserts.
Could you link to any info on this in practice? I’m curious how it works for folks installing them. Is it essentially net metered? Is this a product for sale in other countries, or something catered to a specific policy enabled in Germany? I know I could google, but I figure it could be helpful to others here or even interesting as a future article for you. Thanks!
They haven't yet been approved for installation in the U.S.
The Utah legislature approved installation of balcony solar panels. But until some technical issues are overcome, they can't be installed.