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Gas imports or solar panels? (media.piefed.zip)
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Gas imports or solar panels?
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[–] 14 points 8 months ago (3 children)

It is blatantly not motivated by the economy (except the few vested interests).

It is mostly about power.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Okay, waiting for economics to take over then. If the markets really do work the way economists imagine then solar will become the only viable investment and power dynamics won't matter in the end.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Look at basically any country, and installed, in use solar capacity is substantially higher than it was 10, or even 5 years ago. Solar has driven the cost of fossil fuels lower and lower. The next hurdle is utility scale batteries, which may have already exceeded 1,000 new installations per year.

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