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The hate that conservatives have for solar amazes me. Energy independence should be celebrated by those who believe in "self sufficiency", right? I can only as

• bloomingeek 4y ago
  Well said, here in the south we can politicize anything. Trying to save money should override everything for the homeowner. When Texas and other states are finally forced to upgrade their grid, can you imagine who's going to pay for all that? That's right, the consumer. We should all start now finding a why to offset these cost, ASAP.
• epakai 4y ago
  I don't understand their disdain, but my folks dislike it. One thing that is apparent is the marketing material from co-you-never-heard-of using government subsidies to do rooftop installs makes the whole industry of home solar installs feel scammy.
  • pstuart 4y ago
    Government subsidies are everywhere, but some are more indirect (e.g., environmental remediation after companies doing resource extraction take their profits and close up shop leaving a mess behind). Solar subsidies have paid off in helping build demand and now solar gear is really cheap and the cost is split on the labor to install it (creating local jobs). I'm going to guess that your folks consume Fox Entertainment programming? They are rather consistent in denigrating renewable energy: https://www.businessinsider.com/fact-check-fox-personalities-make-false-claims-about-texas-blackouts-2021-2 https://www.businessinsider.com/fact-check-fox-personalities... This topic has unfortunately been highly politicized and I can only assume it's because the petro ruling class does not want to let go of their monetary pipeline and buys influence in the political realm to maintain it.