Post #2809757
2024-01-27 22:22 UTC
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@mykl@newsie.social 2024-01-27 22:29
@chickamora@mastodon.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr Help me understand this take. I can imagine enshittified solar, like needing to pay a subscription for your charge statistics or something, but I think of private residential solar as more akin to self-hosting / open source / DIY. Note: I live in a rural area with no apartments / other shared housing. Not sure if this is really more a take on housing than solar?
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@kneworldodor@mastodon.social 2024-01-27 22:33
@chickamora@mastodon.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr curious why. It removes a rent seeking gatekeepers, adds resiliency with decentralization, and reduces or removes large industrial generation sites that cause whining.
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@leadegroot@bne.social 2024-01-27 23:11
@chickamora@mastodon.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr my thought is getting solar on private homes is eminently sensible - put the power gen right where its used! Win! However putting batteries on private homes is madness - that should be the grid’s job, along with community batteries! (Edit: ah, i hadn’t found Cory’s article yet - I’m Australian and the experience has been generally good here, with a minimum of shonky operators)
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@therieau@bitbang.social 2024-01-27 23:11
@chickamora@mastodon.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr Domestic rooftop solar and SUV uptake are answers to the same problem, I think. Crumbling transportation infrastructure got people out of cars and into high clearance vehicles with high-sidewall tires and rugged suspensions. Similarly, a blackout or two, or a $500+ monthly electric bill will force a homeowner to get creative. Zero down? Sure, why not?
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@fluids_guru@kolektiva.social 2024-01-28 00:06
@chickamora@mastodon.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr I just installed solar and a battery in my house in Australia. The process was fairly painful as you end up managing numerous sub-contractors yourself, which can be traced to the hustle-culture embedded into the Australian residential building industry. But ultimately - moving power generation away from fossil fuel corporations and the nation states they purchase, and into the hands of people and communities, is a good thing IMO.