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[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 2 points 2 years ago
[-] Pronell@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I'm on a city lot, I'm pretty sure zoning requirements make my comment a joke.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago

There are designs intended for installation on urban buildings, but so far, they've not proved to be a more cost-effective spend than rooftop solar; there are really huge economies of scale which generally mean that it makes more sense to have community ownership of one big turbine somewhere.

[-] Pronell@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I have considered solar. Need to get estimates for that. Ours is an old house, and is ideally angled/situated for the sun rather than the street. The rooftop might be perfect. (Back when this house was built, it was alongside a river that has been redirected. Now the road it's on it built on that old riverbed.)

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago

I'd go into it with a plan for the following:

  • retrofit insulation & windows
  • replace gas heating with a heat pump
  • electrical system upgrades
  • Solar
  • storage battery
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