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Tariffs (government tax) on Chinese panels, corruption (companies bribing(lobbying) to get monopolies on installs) and more corruption ( power companies bribing
by testing22321 1y ago
Tariffs (government tax) on Chinese panels, corruption (companies bribing(lobbying) to get monopolies on installs) and more corruption ( power companies bribing to get guaranteed profits)
Based on comments here my 7.8kw rooftop solar in Canada was 3-5x cheaper than people pay in the US. It was $8k CAD ($5,660 usd)
My Dad in Australia got a 10kw system fully installed for $5k AUD ($3,250 usd)
- bave8672 1y agoTo be fair, prices in Aus have been heavily subsidised until recently.
- testing22321 1y agoOf course, which is a great thing! When you buy corn or gas or tires for your car do you really care if it’s subsidized and say something like “oh yeah it was $x, but heavily subsidized”? Of course not, you only care about how much it costs you.
- bave8672 1y agoOn the contrary, I care because I don't buy these things at all, yet my taxes are being used to subsidise the people that do.
- testing22321 1y agoYou don’t buy any foods with corn in them? Or use fossil fuels?