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Environment & Energy

pfitz59

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1. Small investment with big payoff

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 01:23 PM

Yesterday

Lamp oil. Charcoal and other fuels are expensive. Solar power is a wise investments which pays for itself in a short time. Couple this with simple 'solar ovens' and the poorest folk can have better lives.

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I built an almost identical setup to familiarize myself with the technology. hunter 21 hrs ago #2