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Products that do what $200 Solar Self-Sufficiency  Without Your Landlord Noticing does

1. 1M1
   My $1k self-install, off-grid solar backup build for renters▲236

   2024 · sunboxlabs.com

2. 2BA
   Build A Personal Power Plant for $200▲373

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3. 3
   Rent the Backyard▲468

   Get an apartment in your backyard at no cost to you

   2019

4. 4AP
   A platform for sharing DIY solar projects▲236

   2017 · sunboxlabs.com

5. 55S
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   2020 · youtube.com

6. 6
   Climatize▲234

   Invest in renewable energy projects. Earn up to 10% annually

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7. 7HW
   Helios – what plug-in solar could generate for any address in Britain▲126

   Plug-in solar panels (no electrician needed) have just become legal in the UK and will go on sale soon. Helios estimates how much electricity a typical installation could generate at a given address and what that's worth against your tariff. It uses UK government LIDAR data to reflect the actual skyline, so it knows whether there's a building or a hill blocking the sun. Caveats: - Outside LIDAR coverage (most of Scotland and Wales) it falls back to a synthetic horizon (less accurate). - Trees and recent developments (post-2022 or so) may not be in the data, and some address placements could…

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8. 8
   Biscuits▲90

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9. 9
   Renewables.org Gift Cards▲112

   The gift of climate impact, that pays back in cash

   2023

10. 10HA
    Homemade automated solar concentrator▲296

    Hi HN! I quit my job two years ago to have more time to work on my side projects. The main one is an automated solar concentrator. I've just open-sourced it, it's not perfect nor finished, and I still have a lot of ideas for further development, but I'm interested in knowing what you think of it. There are many applications where concentrated solar power could be a viable environmental and economic solution, I hope this technology will one day be more widely used. Feel free to give any feedback and ask questions.

    2024 · github.com

11. 11
    Rent the Backyard▲179

    Add a backyard home to rent, host your family, or work from

    2021

12. 12
    PowerX▲105

    Save $400 per year on your water heating bill

    2020

13. 13
    Climatize▲524

    Invest in solar and earn up to 10% annually

    2024

14. 14HT
    How to get 100% of your apartment's energy from a Personal Power Plant▲15

    2017 · sunboxlabs.com

15. 15
    Ecologi▲112

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    2020

16. 16
    Rooftop Solar Forecaster▲1

    Use more of your own solar generation!

    4d ago · onsun.app

17. 17
    HelioCloud▲105

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    2022

18. 18
    Legion Solar 4▲73

    Permission-free solar energy & storage, powered by AI

    2019

19. 19
    Solar Paper▲126

    Super thin solar panel to charge your gadgets (Kickstarter)

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20. 20SI
    Should I Get a House? a better rent vs. buy calculator▲203

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21. 21
    solarforyou.co.uk▲3

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    Jul 2026 · solarforyou.co.uk

22. 22
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23. 23
    Solar Panel Cost Estimator▲5

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24. 24IB
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