silence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoGermans Combat Climate Change From Their Balconies: Plug-and-play solar panels are popping up in yards and on balcony railings across Germany, driven by bargain prices and looser regulations.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1304arrow-down14cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyzclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1300arrow-down1external-linkGermans Combat Climate Change From Their Balconies: Plug-and-play solar panels are popping up in yards and on balcony railings across Germany, driven by bargain prices and looser regulations.www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square62fedilinkcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyzclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squaregeissilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months ago In Germany, individual plug-in panels sell for as low as 200 euros, or about $217, at big box stores. Complete sets, including mountings, an inverter and cables, are about twice that cost.