A plug-in balcony solar system for uncertain times.

Title reads like at ad, but this is a new way to reach energy independence. I actually have a small EcoFlow device and it’s pretty good for the price.

I hope this tech can be made available in the US soon.

  • CrowAirbrush@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    6 months ago

    I would, but i’m not allowed by the HOA the hang shit on my balcony.

    Fuck’n HOA assholes.

    My balcony is also on the right side of the building too, it would be perfect.

    • r0ertel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      211·
      6 months ago

      Vote.

      I ran my small HOA for 1 term and people came at me, bitched about stuff and I got them to come to a meeting where the other homeowners could express their concerns about the proposal and we’d come to an agreement and write up a change. It was no big deal. We even negotiated group rates for shared services and made it so that the costs of the HOA were offset by the savings from the services.

      On the other side of the coin, when I left my position to give somebody else a turn at the process I largely automated, they ran it into the ground and bankrupted it while chasing a personal grievance against the city.

      Somehow, the HOA attracts power hungry nobodies but they can be voted out if you’re willing to work at it. Also, talk to your neighbors. My guess is that there are others who would back your proposal.

      • CrowAirbrush@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        I can’t really find any info regarding renters when it comes to these hoa things or being allowed to partake in a meeting, but i would assume they could care less about a renters opinion unless it benefits them.

        I can’t afford to be a homeowner.

        • r0ertel@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          I’m sorry to hear that. I remember renting and the feeling of having no control over the whims of the landlord.