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> The US isn't serious about it, More than 40% of Texas's energy was carbon free already in 2022 [1], and they are still installing solar. Not on public lands,
by huijzer 2y ago
> The US isn't serious about it,
More than 40% of Texas's energy was carbon free already in 2022 [1], and they are still installing solar. Not on public lands, but most solar wasn't installed on public lands anyway.
Having said that, in the big picture the US is far behind China indeed regarding solar renewable installations. Compared to the EU, California is far behind and Texas is a bit behind. Germany for example sits at around 50% renewable [2].
[1]: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/blue-states-dont-build-red-states https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/blue-states-dont-build-red-sta...
[2]: https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/germany-sets-new-record-for-renewable-power/ https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/germany-sets-new-re...
- apexalpha 2y ago40% of Texas's electricity, not energy. There is still a lot of fossil energy consumed, too.
- huijzer 2y agoYeah sorry very silly mistake thanks for pointing it out. It makes a big difference indeed.
- jsbisviewtiful 2y agoThrowing it out there that, as a US citizen who has been looking at and wanting solar for about 3-4 years now, it's extremely unaffordable through the installers I've looked at previously. Some installers have quoted a total of double the cost of materials because they maintain the labor of a 1 day installation is worth 100% the cost of batteries and panels - which often brings the total to $30k-$40k USD. Some of these agreements you also have to read closely because there are some total garbage ownership rights in the contract, saying you are renting the panels and don't own them. I haven't looked yet in my new state because interest rates stopped falling after Biden left office, but my previous state made the entire process a racket.