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I’m amazed at the amount of opposition to centralized solar generation. I assume there’s a fair bit of fossil fuel industry astroturfing involved.
by macintux 2y ago
I’m amazed at the amount of opposition to centralized solar generation. I assume there’s a fair bit of fossil fuel industry astroturfing involved.
- dzhiurgis 2y agoIt all hinges on how much your infrastructure costs. At the moment something like 1/3rd of your retail cost if delivery. At some point it's 15x cheaper to have 1kW home feed in + battery vs 15kW feed in.
- macintux 2y agoResponded to a sibling comment: I’m referring to people who oppose industrial solar installations for some reason.
- bruce511 2y agoThere's the perception that it's an "either" question. When in reality its both. Home solar is a big win, and if nothing else allows capital to be sourced from a million home owners. Centralized solar is a big win, generating grid power Erich is obviously important. It's not a question of either, it's a question of both.
- macintux 2y agoI should have made it clear: I’m referring to people who are adamantly opposed to large solar installations, apparently because it’s a threat to agriculture? It’s very odd, but I see yard signs and bumper stickers everywhere in rural Indiana.
- throwaway2037 2y agoDo you think some farms in rural Indiana will make more money by converting to a solar power park? I could imagine it, and I could imagine that some people would feel threatened by this change.
- macintux 2y agoSure, but follow the money: unsurprisingly it’s the usual big money bad actors who are funding opposition. https://energyandpolicy.org/fossil-fuel-funding-opposition-renewable-energy/ https://energyandpolicy.org/fossil-fuel-funding-opposition-r...