Post #3704590

2026-07-09 18:14 UTC

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca @Lstn2urmama@mstdn.ca @Sea1Am@mastodon.social Canada and small scale solar? Friend ran an ultra-light portable solar panel business. High efficiency very light weight panels. Almost no Canadian customers. US tariffs forced the business to close. Customer base was largely well-to-do American off-roaders and camping enthusiasts who wanted to power their gear while off grid.

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@pinhman@humanwords.party 2026-07-09 18:38

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca @Lstn2urmama@mstdn.ca @Sea1Am@mastodon.social One of their ideas was a portable solar generator. A set of large panels and batteries that could generate significant power silently. Folds down small when not in use … Movie sets, music festivals, any outdoor event needing power and quiet. Setup prior to event, charge the batteries, use sun to maintain power. Had all the details to get the right setup for demand How about every campsite in Canada?

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@Lstn2urmama@mstdn.ca 2026-07-09 23:19

@pinhman@humanwords.party @chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca @Sea1Am@mastodon.social Can understand why ...when some of looked into it about 20 years ago and a middleman or two .. had prices at 35,000 to begun with here and yet in Saudia Arabia panels cost 150. To get electricity in structures... somethings we're very wrong people ran from it ... today the power company wants alot as well as the excess power for a lower rate than expected to pay them ...this what have experienced by asking about or reading what happened to others ...

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