Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to pics@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoAn unusually wide adoption of rooftop solar in Aleppo, Syria.slrpnk.netimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1355arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1352arrow-down1imageAn unusually wide adoption of rooftop solar in Aleppo, Syria.slrpnk.netViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to pics@lemmy.world · 12 hours agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/36435067 An usually wide adoption of rooftop solar in Aleppo, Syria.
minus-squarelonesomeCat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 hours agoI live there. I can confirm, I believe right now it’s because our gov cannot pay for it. The price of power has increased by 800% since Jan 2026. Much more than the avg citizen can afford
minus-squarejoostjakob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoSo these are systems that work when the main power is down? Do people have battery packs too?
minus-squareMashedTech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoYes. Tech Altar video about tech in Syria
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-25 hours agoWhere do you folks source your solar panel from?
minus-squareSaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 hours agoChina, just like the rest of the world. Solar panels are cheap AF
I live there. I can confirm, I believe right now it’s because our gov cannot pay for it. The price of power has increased by 800% since Jan 2026. Much more than the avg citizen can afford
So these are systems that work when the main power is down? Do people have battery packs too?
Yes.
Tech Altar video about tech in Syria
Where do you folks source your solar panel from?
I’d say China and resellers
China, just like the rest of the world. Solar panels are cheap AF