Cleaning off solar panels to keep the Internet on

The longer I participate in Bitcoin and Permaculture the more my mindset moves towards thinking about everything in terms of tradeoffs. In the last note about the solar panels, I explained my choice for more panels over storage. Today, is an example where more storage would be beneficial, in order to make sure the batteries are charged enough to power the wifi router tonight, I have to make sure the panels remain clear of snow. Because I installed these new panels with the batteries at a low state of charge during cloudy weather the batteries definitely wont make it through the night if I don't keep a trickle of power coming in. The next day with even a little bit of sunshine will surely top off the batteries charge and from there in think the residual power on cloudy days will be enough to keep the Internet running without such constant maintenance clearing the panels of snow. The forecast for the next week is clouds and more snow so it will be a great test to see how much a of a difference these new panels make in the worst conditions.

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