According to the article Trump is pretty successful, however he endorses LOTS of candidates, especially ones that will almost certainly win anyway. Previous presidents apparently only endorsed about 1/10 as many, and I would think they would endorse candidates who are in a competitive race (since why waste time endorsing somebody who is going to win anyway?).

Though I have some hopes for whatever replaces Trump, I do feel it is quite possible a far-left group elected as a majority will see voting restrictions and single votes (rather than some kind of ranked) as being just as advantageous to their extremism as they were to Trump's extremism, and will not change a thing.

I don't think the cheaper systems contain that "backup interface". The cheapest way I can imagine making that work will be for it to plug into the meter socket (and the meter plugs into it), and I suspect you need help from the electric company to do that. Is there any other way to install it?

I think there are already models that have batteries in them for exactly this. I would imagine they are much more expensive and heavy than a panel-only model.

Would it be possible to design these so they also have an outlet that remains working even when the inverter is disconnected from the plug? Then anything you plug into this outlet will keep working during a blackout.

I believe that is part of the safety regulations for these things: they have to detect that the main circuit breaker is off and not put any juice into the line. Not sure what happens during a blackout.

Is there 220V plug-in solar in the US? I think it would power both sides of a split 110v system, though I'm not really certain, and those are less common than they once were.

It absolutely does work. Washing machines are required to have anti-back flow valves so they don't pump water into the system.

Remember, when you look into the void in the form of social media on your phone while you shit, the void looks also into you

As a private household you only can benefit from negative prices if you have a smart meter and a contract, that supports it.

There is no "forced electrical" price on EU member states.
A company can sell for what ever price it wants.

Mao seized the country and imposed his will.
That was 100 years ago.

And are you seriously going to argue that one-party-rule is at all democratic?
Yes. Because it is the biggest parliament on the world. You can vote every day about topics that matter, IF: you are a member of the party.

Yeah, China has a different political system. Totalitarian Dictatorship with a Fascist management structure. That's not a good thing. That's not a system that represents the will of the people; it represents the will of the Dictator.

I strongly suggest to get a reality check.

Sorry, Gweihir. You are in many topics uneducated, and a kind of idiot, e.g. AI an energy grids.

I see you have absolutely no clue how an energy grid works
Actually, I am the mastermind behind the biggest energy grid in Germany.

Stupid idiot.

Yeah, but you do not benefit from a negative price ...
That was the point.

Yeah, but you do not benefit from a negative price.
That was the point.