T-Mobile USA Turns to the Sun for Cell Tower Power
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In the event of inclement weather, solar eclipse, or calls at night, you may experience less than desirable signal degradation.....all kidding aside, these probably jump back on to the grid at night because if I'm not mistaken cell towers really get higher usage towards dusk and into the night. Good idea for the day time though.....this could be a way for wireless providers to increase their bottom line by selling electricity back..
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I would imagine the solar panels charge batteries during the day that run the tower overnight. Otherwise everyone's satellite TV service would go out every night because the satellites in orbit would lose the direct sunlight exposure.
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new photo voltaic tech now takes energy from all spectrums of light and any excess electricity probably gets fed into a battery for night use anyways
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