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The ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived, and Here’s What to Know (insideclimatenews.org)
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[–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Good points. I'll also admit I have a fear of electricity so I'd totally be scared. But my local utilities are not saying this because they are worried about our well being, they are worried about making less money.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago*

    I hear that. Their concern trolling can look or sound right on the surface ("worker safety is our top priority!") and still be disingenuous af.

    They know just as well as we do that we have the knowledge and skills to make safe, cost effective, and accessible solar panels and batteries for homes. There are tons of real-world examples already that we can learn from, refine for our particulars, and use just by looking at Europe and Southeast Asia. There's a safety standard/framework for plug-in solar that's already been published for the US, UL 3700. (It's been out for six months now!)

    Any "discussions" about how to make plug-in solar safe for North American users are kvetch sessions for nervous executives clutching their pearls.

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