re: Does the left really believe we can power the entire country on solar and wind?

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Yeah the modern micro or optimized platforms are light years ahead of anything previously deployed. I monitor about 100,000 systems across the country anywhere form 0-6 years old and the newer tech kills it on efficiency, diagnostics and reporting.

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I consult for an engineering firm that specializes in power engineering, surveying, land development and construction in the solar energy industry as well as oil and gas.

You are no doubt monitoring some of our completed projects. We've done quite a bit in Mexico as well.

About ten years ago I became so fascinated with solar that I designed and built my own system, with the help of a friend in the upstate (Engineer775 on YouTube, Clemson guy) that I learned a lot from over the years. We just recently upgraded our entire system here at the farm house and moved our old existing system over to the barn after tweaking it with some new remote monitoring things here and there ... and I built my own Tesla Wall last year sort of as a hobby project, which I have been very satisfied with now powering my man cave.

Additionally, I moved to zoned split mini ACs and it was one of the best moves I've ever made.

We're now net energy producers and, while we remain grid connected as backup and to run the main 5 ton HVAC when needed in very very prolonged hot weather, the system will pay for itself inside of seven years whereas the old return rate model was more in the 10-15 year range.

ETA: The new system we installed is also EMP hardened.