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Gas imports or solar panels? (media.piefed.zip)
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[–] 20 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

A) only one of those technologies is burning the planet... kinda big part of the equation

B) here are the numbers for australia:

source: https://www.csiro.au/en/research/technology-space/energy/Electricity-transition/GenCost

C) see A

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago*

    Agreed. A more telling graph would incorporate socialized losses, including subsidies, life-and-limb for related industries, quality of life, and life expectancy. I sincerely doubt these costs for the construction, manufacture, and installation of solar panels comes anywhere close to that of petroleum products.

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