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Thermoelectric Stoves: Ditch the Solar Panels? (solar.lowtechmagazine.com)

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Found this on the lowtech magazine. What are your toughts?

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The article mentions thermoelectic generators only make sense when used with fossil fuels, they aren't very useful with electric heating, as presumably the user then already has access to a grid or some other more powerful form of renewable electricity.