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.

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[–] 40 points 6 months ago (14 children)

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.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    I'd love to hear how you do that!

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    I believe that @cattywampas@lemmy.world is growing plants, the old-school solar route.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Thanks, I was imagining some kind of high tech lab setup.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I'm sure they're talking about LED grow lights run by solar power.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

    What about THC as a byproduct ? ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    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.

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