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I don't understand, the USA and EU are adding solar and wind very fast. Financially, it is a no-brainer and getting added in record numbers. What else do you w

by bwb 2y ago

I don't understand, the USA and EU are adding solar and wind very fast. Financially, it is a no-brainer and getting added in record numbers. What else do you want? Sure there are issues over regulations and power lines approval, but those are hopefully going to get solved surely.

s1k3s 2y ago
I'm not talking about what's happening now (even though there's plenty of criticism to be said about the programs that we run). I'm talking about a new wave of politicians that's coming up in both regions, and they want this to stop.
- blackhawkC17 2y ago
  As long as it’s economical, people will keep adding solar and going green without paying attention to politics. Case point: Oil and gas industry-loving Texas added 6.5 GW of solar in 2023 alone, more than any other state. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/texas-solar-record-ercot-grid-18705325.php https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/tex...
- bwb 2y ago
  Ah gotcha, right now there seems to be a radical group that would oppose their own nose if it twitched the wrong way. I wouldn't worry, the smart money is on renewables, and nothing is going to stop it. Plus, national security people know it is so important globally.
  - s1k3s 2y ago
    The thing about money is that energy is a critical sector of the economy of each region, so governments push a lot of public funding towards it. That's why I'm bringing up politics here, otherwise the free market would take care of the issue as always.
thelastgallon 2y ago
Thats temporary. Solar builders stockpiled panels for the rest of the year, and doing installs as fast as they can. The costs are going up: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-solar-builders-brace-higher-costs-biden-hikes-tariffs-2024-05-23/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-solar-builders-br...
dyauspitr 2y ago
Trump saying he’d ban all EVs. Trump saying he would end all wind installations.
Moldoteck 2y ago
At least redirect (some of) govt subsidies for fossils towards renewables to build faster?

by bwb 2y ago

s1k3s 2y ago

I'm not talking about what's happening now (even though there's plenty of criticism to be said about the programs that we run). I'm talking about a new wave of politicians that's coming up in both regions, and they want this to stop.

blackhawkC17 2y ago
As long as it’s economical, people will keep adding solar and going green without paying attention to politics. Case point: Oil and gas industry-loving Texas added 6.5 GW of solar in 2023 alone, more than any other state. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/texas-solar-record-ercot-grid-18705325.php https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/tex...
bwb 2y ago
Ah gotcha, right now there seems to be a radical group that would oppose their own nose if it twitched the wrong way. I wouldn't worry, the smart money is on renewables, and nothing is going to stop it. Plus, national security people know it is so important globally.
- s1k3s 2y ago
  The thing about money is that energy is a critical sector of the economy of each region, so governments push a lot of public funding towards it. That's why I'm bringing up politics here, otherwise the free market would take care of the issue as always.

thelastgallon 2y ago

Thats temporary. Solar builders stockpiled panels for the rest of the year, and doing installs as fast as they can. The costs are going up: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-solar-builders-brace-higher-costs-biden-hikes-tariffs-2024-05-23/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-solar-builders-br...

dyauspitr 2y ago

Trump saying he’d ban all EVs. Trump saying he would end all wind installations.

Moldoteck 2y ago

At least redirect (some of) govt subsidies for fossils towards renewables to build faster?