silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agoWhere heat waves might cause blackouts: Look up your area [US-only tool]wapo.stexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkWhere heat waves might cause blackouts: Look up your area [US-only tool]wapo.stsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoWhat you’re missing is that rooftop solar in the US is insanely expensive — about 4x what it costs per watt on average in the rest of the world. This makes it more cost-effective to do other things instead.
minus-squareAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoTrue. I lived out in the boonies at that time, had plenty of space, so my setup was ground-mounted. Made the costs much more bearable.
What you’re missing is that rooftop solar in the US is insanely expensive — about 4x what it costs per watt on average in the rest of the world.
This makes it more cost-effective to do other things instead.
True. I lived out in the boonies at that time, had plenty of space, so my setup was ground-mounted. Made the costs much more bearable.