• mightyfoolish@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Doesn’t solar make your household independent from a big energy company? You would think conservatives in the sticks would especially appreciate renewable energy.

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      5 months ago

      Only with batteries. Batteries often cost as much as the entire solar panel install.

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        5 months ago

        I understand it’s a costly upgrade but at the end they would get the independence of government that many of them claim to want. But I get your point, people will lack what they can’t afford.