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Just got a solar setup of 16.9kwp. Costs were covered by incentives. I sell electricity and earn around 1500 euros yearly plus those incentives. Thinking of using my solar more efficiently... I even got a 6kw hybrid inverter and 10kwh batteries. They're just sitting in my garage collecting dust.
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Batteries aren't the way to go, man. Trust me on this.
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Exactly! Not free electricity if you paid upfront, right? Let's be real, mining isn’t what it used to be.
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Yeah, I feel you. It sounds like mining is a losing game now.
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That’s true. You’re making money now, sure. But with new machines being added daily, good luck keeping those profits rolling in.
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Yeah it’s probably better to just sell the electricity... way less hassle.
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Thanks for the insight! Seems like mining is a lost cause.
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Solar setups can yield profits for years if set up right, especially with incentives. But yeah, maybe adding more panels to sell electricity could be the smarter move here.
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Mining is unpredictable. It’s kinda like gambling, you know? Lucky coffee shop might go down just from road changes.
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#10 Mar 10, 2018, 06:47 PM Your problem is the battery capacity. It won’t last long with an Antminer.
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#11 Mar 10, 2018, 10:14 PM Exactly! Your batteries will drain fast... 10kwh runs out in no time under those conditions.
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#12 Mar 11, 2018, 12:15 AM Sell electricity and buy Bitcoin, that’s the win-win advice here.
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#13 Mar 11, 2018, 05:27 AM Agreed, sounds like the safer option.
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#14 Mar 11, 2018, 09:40 AM My experience was awful. I fried my batteries trying to mine. Now only small miners work for me, better to just sell power.
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#15 Mar 11, 2018, 03:27 PM Yeah, those bigger ASICs are just too much for solar batteries.
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#16 Mar 11, 2018, 06:01 PM Batteries are really just for backup... they can't handle constant heavy use without dying out too soon.
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#17 Mar 11, 2018, 06:21 PM If you're mining for fun, stick to low-power setups. Anything else is just a waste.
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#18 Mar 12, 2018, 02:27 PM Feels like this convo's straying a bit but it’s interesting.
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#19 Mar 12, 2018, 07:48 PM You can definitely mine solo to help decentralize. Grab some low-power options to run on your setup.
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#20 Mar 13, 2018, 01:48 AM Not sure solo mining makes sense with your setup. The odds are just not great.