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[–] 11 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Flock has installed about 100k units with 45w of solar capacity, for about 5MW of capacity.

The US is installing about 7GW of new solar quarterly.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

    It's not just the solar panels. It's the cost of the cameras and the subscription. It's just beginning as well... these cameras are barely even there at this point... give it time.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    Cool, but not the argument presented.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    Rolling out a large amount of any type of infrastructure is similar when it comes to just dollars. Governments around the country can roll out hundreds of billions of dollars in flock camera equipment...all of the sudden? Why haven't they rolled out solar generation before this using that found money...billions.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Okay but... Municipalities dont pay for capex beyond the install. Install costs are under 3k each, so less than $300M total?

    Vs solar at around $70B per year.

    Even if they were footing the bill, do you really think these cameras cost $2M each?

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