Interesting Links for 20-05-2026

[andrewducker]

1. Did Zohran Mamdani's New Budget Really Eliminate New York City's Deficit?

(tags:budget tax newyork facts )

2. Standard Thermal - dirt cheap thermal energy from renewables

(tags:renewables heating energy )

3. Impressive Gassian splat of a bumblebee. Amazing level of detail.

(tags:photography bee )

4. What do Labour members think of Streeting, Burnham, and other leadership contenders?

(tags:labour politics uk polls )

5. A good video guide to Ozempic, how it works, and what the long term looks like

(tags:obesity medicine video )

6. More than 60 Labour MPs call for review of UK voting system

(tags:voting reform labour UK politics )

7. Autistic children are the best

(tags:children autism funny )

Comments

Re: 2.

[bens_dad]

If 10% covers your non-heating needs in January (and you don't have air-con) you might have 900% over-production in summer. I think that might be enough to heat your house all winter.

Over the year solar needs to generate as much energy as is currently used for heating.
Adjust for inefficiencies, electrical use, and any heat put in when a ground-source heat pump is used (in reverse) as air-con.