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Direct Solar Power: Off-Grid Without Batteries | LOW←TECH MAGAZINE

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Using solar panels without backup infrastructure makes renewable energy production much more affordable, efficient and sustainable.

Image: a laptop running on direct solar power. Photo: Marie Verdeil. View original image View dithered image Subscribe to our newsletter . Support Low-tech Magazine via Paypal or Patreon Read Low-tech Magazine offline . Listen to the audio version of this article Conventional solar installations do not question our dependence on fossil fuels and the energy-guzzling lifestyle that results. Both rooftop solar panels and large-scale solar farms provide us with all the power we want, even when the sun is not shining. That is because these systems use the central power grid, which largely runs on f

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