210: Round and Round we go - Small Hydro Power

[@milohobo9186]

I wanted to get a solar powered water heater. It makes sense to me down in Southwest Louisiana where we get more sunshine than we know what to do with, but my main concern is hurricanes. The hurricanes have made me stay my hand on both this and solar panels; not the kind of things I want to pay for only to have for a few years before they get ripped off by mother nature.

[@mahnamahna3252]

Perhaps integrate hydropower with our water/sewer treatment plants

[@mike_realityi]

Hello, I wanted to follow up on my Off grid comment. You can go Net Zero, but once the utility has wires run to the house the AHJs don't allow the property to go Off grid or disconnect from the utility, literally cut the wires between the house and pole. It is, as I understand, a way for the AHJ to CYA incase of people having medical devices requiring electricity they can ensure that the residence always has power under laws/regulations. As I understand it, If someone has a medical device the Utility is required to prioritize the restoration of power for that section over an equally sized section without someone without a medical device, given the utility has been notified and has record of this. *Medical device would equal metal lung, Ventilator or any other life sustaining device. A CPAP which could be run on batteries or small generator may not fall into this category.

[@jakefrechette3224]

Missed opportunity for Dr. Evil reference regarding millions vs billions haha. One of ya has to get a monocle for next episode!

[@OffgridApartment]

In a situation where your home is insulated enough, you can use your home as a battery and use cheap overnight rates or free solar “rates” to “charge” your home’s thermal battery for the opposite period of the day. The same can be done with a hot water heater especially with a heat pump that has a thermostatic mixing valve effectively increasing the amount of hot water you have available.

[@shahriarfardin777]

Can we turn motor fans into efficient electricity genarators

[@RyuuKageDesu]

Book is out? Do we get the swapped episode now? The hype is real.

[@thaphreak]

Our water is technically a molten mineral transportation vehicle. It's the only way it's not steam and is that darn hot! 😂

[@krusefiction]

No book-link (or am I suffering from literary (*wink*wink*) blindness)? Great fun to watch you guys - keep up the good work!

[@rix1547]

can hear a slight echo it sounds as if someone is listening to their audio and it's playing back through their microphone.

[@BrianMunger-z6v]

You’re very lucky to be able to take a shower when you want some of us that live on Wells don’t always have that option

[@brendoncummins2762]

New York sewer turbines...

[@Sean_S1000]

Would get all blocked up, although all the methane could be captured and burned to power turbines assuming that doesn't already occur

[@Babarudra]

as someone who lived most of his life only a few miles from Lakehurst NJ, where the Hindenburg went down, I feel your joviality is a bit insensitive, and not enough time has passed. Oh, the humanity!

[@franks4973]

Too much talking