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It's news because the US is a big time laggard in renewables for a variety of terrible reasons. (Mostly oil/coal lobbying and utility monopolies stifling compet
by greenthrow 2y ago
It's news because the US is a big time laggard in renewables for a variety of terrible reasons. (Mostly oil/coal lobbying and utility monopolies stifling competition.)
- rootusrootus 2y ago> the US is a big time laggard in renewables Could you clarify this statement? For Solar, the US seems to be doing fine. Not leading, but not a laggard by any definition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_by_country And in total capacity: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267233/renewable-energy-capacity-worldwide-by-country/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/267233/renewable-energy-... Solar & wind are the cheapest energy sources by far, and battery tech has gotten much better and much cheaper very quickly. The free market in the US is very responsive, AFAIK we're building new renewable capacity as quickly as it can be attached to the grid.
- Temporary_31337 2y agoI assume OP was talking about US manufactured solar panels. Just buying PV from China is good for China only- they keep the profits, expertise and can choose to deploy the best panels for themselves if they feel the need.
- nojvek 2y agoPV themselves aren’t the most expensive part and US PVs aren’t double the cost of China. Competition is progress.