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Why Balcony Solar Panels Haven’t Taken Off in the US

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Why Balcony Solar Panels Haven’t Taken Off in the US

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

In countries like Germany, balcony-mounted solar panels are all the rage. But from breaker-masking to voltage mismatches, America’s grid isn’t ready for it—yet.

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Back feeding is legal here if it is connected to a micro inverter which can turn off immediately when disconnected and never outputs more than 800W.
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  And this is the answer to why it makes sense in Europe and not the US.

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