Yes, the tax is paid by the consumers. But, those consumers will probably not be willing to pay more just because the company was too slow in updating their cash registers. So the problem quickly solves itself.

I don’t see the problem. Drop the tax and if the companies can’t handle it, they continue to pay it. And once it costs them money they will fix it in 1 week instead of a year.

It’s just so phenomenally little it doesn’t make any sense, a full routine wouldn’t even full charge a smartphone battery (not even close). Put solar on the studio roof instead.

I think you’re wrong on that one. E.g. when cycling, 100W for 15 minutes is achievable for most people, which corresponds to 25 Wh of energy. To charge a modern phone you need about 15 Wh. So if your overall system efficiency is at least 60%, which seems realistic, you’d be able to charge a phone with that.

I guess it’s just not financially viable. Because those 25 Wh would still correspond to less than 1 cent in value (at 0.3€/kWh).

Perhaps also an off-site backup ;-)

The G-Drive couldn’t have a backup system due to its large capacity

Peak competence there.