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An unusually wide adoption of rooftop solar in Aleppo, Syria. (slrpnk.net)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/energy@slrpnk.net
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[–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

I kinda want to downvote because why is this unusual? Syria is a war torn country with a shitty grid and many developing and developped countries have plenty of roof top solar?

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    And also a huge need for AC, when solar is typically at the peak.

    I wondered when I visited Malaysia why there was not more solar panels around, and a local explained to me that it was mostly lobbying and corruption, with local electricity providers making it illegal.

    I don't wish on anyone what Syria went through, but I am also hopeful that when systems breaks, workarounds exist and may in the long term improve the overall situation.

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