Rooftop solar is a miracle. Why are we killing it with red tape? Trump wants to end solar power—and too many blue states are helping.

Rooftop Solar Is a Miracle. Why Are We Killing It With Red Tape?



by The_Weekend_Baker

11 comments
  1. No-permit rooftop solar would go a long ways towards cutting cost. US rooftop solar is something like 4x what it costs in Australia, which is utterly insane.

  2. Solar should be a requirement, especially for parking lots. Why is progress so polarizing?

  3. What we really need is to have a single energy market, where if my energy company charges one price, and I provide energy via solar to them, they should pay me what I pay them for electricity

  4. Unions, frankly. Democrats refuse to confront unions even when unions are on the wrong side of history. Gas utilities are union shops, and extremely powerful in state governments, often joined at the hip to the homebuilding industry that utilities pay to install gas furnaces.

  5. Why… Because having effectively free power means one less bill for you to worry about and that worry is why you work. Same reason neither side will address health care cost. High prices mean you must have insurance… High insurance prices mean you need a job to pay for it or help you pay for it. Just keep working and they’re happy.

  6. We can’t afford to subsidize solar because we too busy with oil and gas.

    Oops, did I say that out loud?

  7. Just curious, but how would electrical utilities be able to repay their loans and bonds on infrastructure if a significant portion of their customer base started making their own electricity?

  8. Community scale solar is much more cost-effective. Install it on schools and shopping malls and warehouses and apartments and parking lots first.

  9. I think power companies should invest in solar. That would bring down prices all around. Why make the homeowners do it? Or, have the power companies install and maintain solar on every house. Charge me 2-3cents a KW. Done. ✅

  10. Never underestimate the power of the fossil fuel industry and their billions and billions of dollars. Which a pitifully small percentage is used to buy politicians.

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