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by jabl 2729 days ago
IIRC there was some article linked to on hn some time ago where it was explained that most rooftop solar installations actually don't work at all without a grid. If the grid goes down, so does the solar. It's of course technically possible to fix, but costs more.
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The article you're thinking of was probably this one: https://syonyk.blogspot.com/2018/05/why-typical-home-solar-s...
Yes, exactly! I briefly tried to search for it, but failed. Thanks for digging it up!