Why “cloudy” is being discussed
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High latitude + dark skin + cloudy weather + wearing clothing that covers a majority of the skin.
by sn9 · Oct 30, 2026
Solar can definitely make it through a couple of cloudy days. This is because people that bring that argument act like every house is it's own electric island. But that's far fr…
by holgerschurig · Oct 28, 2026
> just have storage for a week of cloudy days. 1 week of storage that is cycled perhaps once or twice a year. 30 year lifetime, say, so 60 cycles in its lifetime. $50/kWh s…
by chickenbig · Oct 28, 2026
> Even in daytime, I think you need storage to get rid of those, right? Suppose that solar generates only during the day and only when it's not cloudy, and it's cloudy e.g. 10%…
by AnthonyMouse · Oct 28, 2026
Cloudy days don't matter if you over provision. You can add way more panels than your inverter can handle to account for the cloudy days. Night is another story, of course.
by killingtime74 · Oct 28, 2026
You'd have to send me the link but you are possibly comparison shopping scams. Are these alibaba or eBay listings maybe? To have a battery that truly powers a whole house circui…
by elif · Oct 27, 2026
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In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, ice crystals, or other particles, suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water, primarily, comprises the droplets and crystals. On Earth, clouds are formed as a result of saturation of the air when it is cooled to its dew point, or when it gains sufficient moisture, usually in the form of water vapor, from an adjacent source to raise the dew point to the ambient temperature. Read more on Wikipedia