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Anyone who has used a nice Japanese toilet knows the US is behind in terms of bathroom tech, but personally I'm glad that nothing my bathroom is controlled by a
by autoexec 6d ago
Anyone who has used a nice Japanese toilet knows the US is behind in terms of bathroom tech, but personally I'm glad that nothing my bathroom is controlled by app and that I don't have to spend my time worrying about what time of day it is when I want hot water or air conditioning. I hope my power company never decides to start with "surge pricing" so they can hike up my rates any time it's too hot or cold outside.
- maigret 6d agoSolar + batteries is cheaper than ever. Americans are often full preppers and DIY but when we speak about energy autonomy and efficiency they immediately get some weird allergy.
- rconti 6d agoSome of us still believe in market incentives.
- foobarian 6d agoPeople keep saying this and yet I struggle to find a decent sized house battery that doesn't cost as much as a new car.
- maigret 6d agoWhat kind of electricity usage do you have? Because a used electric car probably around 20k provides you with easily 50+kwh in car to grid, + you get a working car for free.
- kvuj 6d agoElectricity here in Quebec is dirt cheap, state owned and 100% renewable. Our first 40 kWh per day is 7 cents per kWh which is roughly 0.05 USD. Any calculations I've done made it unfortunately useless to buy solar and instead favoured investing the money in the stock market.
- maigret 6d agoAbsolutely in that case it would be more for fiddling and having a conversation starter with friends. It also depends on how reliable your grid is etc.