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!
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.