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[–] 15 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

Conversely though, there is ways to use the same tech to provide cheaper infrastructure as well though.

My city they use them to provide lighted crosswalks, and as well as flashing stops signs where they are less noticeable. So to have Flock and NOT those, there’s some axes to grind.

Article from 2011 about them starting it.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Makes you wonder how much could we alleviate strain on the grid by upgrading existing things like this that can be self contained.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I’m a little on the fence, I live where it’s cold and the batteries are a common fail point, plus long nights need larger batteries and more panels to charge them too. So depending on how important it is, it should probably be hooked up to the grid as well. A little redundancy, but a properly integrated system could provide to the grid when there’s extra (long summer days and short nights) and take when it’s needed (long winter nights.)

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