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Wounded Bear

(64,069 posts)
16. This is not really "anti-solar"...
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 08:47 AM
Jun 2016

Really, it is a fight for corporate control of the industry. They want those huge solar farms in the desert, and those long utility lines that have maintenance and upkeep costs, all ways they can pad the bottom line and suck up profits.

Rooftop, and local generation of power should be the future, not building ever larger power generation facilities of any type, that double as much as terrorist targets as they do providing power to users.

Frankly, we should probably legislate that every new building built should have capability to provide at least 25% of it's own power through solar panels and perhaps rooftop wind turbines.

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And here I thought corporate interests didn't influence government. nt RedCappedBandit Jun 2016 #1
I've always wondered why some enterprising business person hasn't started something like a Vinca Jun 2016 #2
Already been happening. Dustlawyer Jun 2016 #3
The real answer for the CoC's complaints would be for them to get solar panels of their own ... marble falls Jun 2016 #4
Am I the only one who sees the dirty hands of the fossil fuel industry in this? Fritz Walter Jun 2016 #5
They are so stupid. Ultimately shooting themselves in the foot, at least. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #6
This is the Republican Brain on STUPID & GREEDY Scientific Jun 2016 #7
Trying to kill solar is trying to kill an industry of the future. Other countries are eating the US Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #8
We need a national BOYCOTT the Chamber of Commerce crusade Scientific Jun 2016 #9
Utilities force customers to pay up to $7k to upgrade transformers... Blue State Bandit Jun 2016 #10
When a transformer blows out in a storm or fails, replace it with the newer version. Done. TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #14
Not the prob. Utilities force cust. to pay for transformer upgrade to accommodate solar. Blue State Bandit Jun 2016 #17
Your avatar's facepalm is fitting given the stupidity of this anti-renewable BS. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #11
Capitalist corporations are killing the planet! n/t RoccoR5955 Jun 2016 #12
G-reedy. O-ld. P-ricks. n/t librechik Jun 2016 #13
In other news... Javaman Jun 2016 #15
This is not really "anti-solar"... Wounded Bear Jun 2016 #16
A lot of ignorance here. Indydem Jun 2016 #18
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