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20. Another reason to oppose centralized production

Reply to SHRED (Reply #10)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 12:44 PM

Sep 2016

I'm tired of seeing the desert in the SW US considered disposable land that can be scraped to erect massive solar installations. Incredible ecosystems ruined so that monopolistic utilities can maintain control of our electrical supply.

If this country weren't so stupid as to be in thrall to the capitalist class we would have rooftop heavily promoted by the government.

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The Price of Solar Is Declining to Unprecedented Lows [View all] burfman Sep 2016 OP

In other words, the Sun is going down Orrex Sep 2016 #1

Yeah 5 percent on 30 grand. Wow! yeoman6987 Sep 2016 #6

Make sure your appliances are energy star, your home is well-insulated, swap out your lightbulbs diane in sf Sep 2016 #7

wow 5k Egnever Sep 2016 #12

In Florida they only offer a sales tax exemption. Ugh. Native Sep 2016 #14

Hey, don't begrudge me a pun over a simple thing like 25K Orrex Sep 2016 #13

Not on me. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #22

K&R Andy823 Sep 2016 #2

We'd only need to cover a couple counties in Texas to power the whole US. ErikJ Sep 2016 #3

Or push to get more solar on roofs or over parking lots. Ready4Change Sep 2016 #5

Yes roofs would be a lot more decentralized too than huge solar utility plants ErikJ Sep 2016 #9

Put over canals it prevents most of the evaporation and is dead space not being used. Dustlawyer Sep 2016 #17

Another sign that the republicans are disfunctional..... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #4

Too true! truthisfreedom Sep 2016 #11

Democratic vision. Thank you President Obama and Harry Reid! ffr Sep 2016 #8

I'm against subsidizing centralized energy production... SHRED Sep 2016 #10

Let's have a carbon tax that goes back to consumers to use toward solar. Native Sep 2016 #15

I like that! SHRED Sep 2016 #16

To quote Sir Humphrey Appleby iandhr Sep 2016 #18

Another reason to oppose centralized production not fooled Sep 2016 #20

Well said SHRED Sep 2016 #21

Agree 100% Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2016 #23

Panels on every roof! or ground tee hee! lonestarnot Sep 2016 #19