- the grid investment is nil, - it increases the resiliency of people in emergency situations like storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, mudslides - the

- the grid investment is nil, - it increases the resiliency of people in emergency situations like storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, mudslides - there is LOTS of real estate so the "hidden cost" of dedicating land to solar panels isn't needed. Finally, I feel residential solar is a ripoff currently, because there is some degree of price fixing. 10x more expensive for LCOE? That is a policy problem, not a real economic reality. 2x or even 3x I could see, but 10 fucking times? Some thing with batteries to consumers. The tool makers like lawnmowers / power tools / etc are simply raking consumers over the coals with vastly overpriced batteries compared to what the BEV companies are getting. Maybe the magical hand of economics will finally deliver for the end consumers, but currently it is not.