Cheap, clean power storage

This is huge. This, along with new advances in panels, will make solar power much more viable. I'm still on the grid because storing the electricity from my panels would require a huge, toxic, expensive battery and adding more panels. Being able to store my electricity would make me independent of PG&E. No more blackouts, cost run-ups or terrorism threats.

Up on the roof

Today started with a steady drizzle- perfect weather for cleaning the solar panels. I climbed up with the hose and a wet mop. I was able to reach most of the panels with my hands and got most of the dust off. That should hold for a couple of months. I also managed to clean a lot of stuff out of the gutters. This may seem like a stupid thing to blog about but I'm not supposed to wash the panels when they're in sunlight so I couldn't have asked for better conditions this morning.