If the subsidies were removed from fossil fuels and applied to solar it would transform the US energy landscape.
However this is a difficult proposition as solar is inherently a grassroots energy source that can be deployed by people at their homes, it's democratizing and distributes power, capital and control away from central power structures.
The fossil fuel industrial complex is the opposite.
idle_zealot•4m ago
Surely most deployed solar isn't owned by average people? I would expect that it's almost all coming from large-scale deployments, and a good investment opportunity.
frankest•12m ago
Solar only works during the day. Datacenters need energy 24/7. Consumers who didn’t install solar with batteries will end up with higher prices.
N_Lens•40m ago
However this is a difficult proposition as solar is inherently a grassroots energy source that can be deployed by people at their homes, it's democratizing and distributes power, capital and control away from central power structures.
The fossil fuel industrial complex is the opposite.
idle_zealot•4m ago