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Jerry Wagner's avatar

Gemini AI confirms that "Rooftop solar homeowners do not exploit non-solar utility customers; studies show that they actually reduce utility costs for everyone. While utilities sometimes argue about "cost shifts," where solar customers pay less and others pay more, research indicates that solar panels contribute to lower overall grid costs (from widely distributed generation & storage) benefitting all ratepayers." "Cost shifts" is a wealthy utility monopoly investor fiction.

We would be wise to follow France by mandating rapid installation of solar canopies on ALL existing parking lots larger than 75 spaces within 5 years. IRA provides generous investment incentives for this to the relatively wealthy owners of large residential & commercial properties. Make them use it!

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Timothy Dreyer's avatar

If EV, Solar, and wind subsidies are removed, I demand that petroleum production subsidies be removed also. These subsidies have been in place for so long people do not even realize they are there.

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Thomas Bushaw's avatar

Stupid appears to be the point. It's one thing they're actually good at.

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Claire M Cook's avatar

Your company, though Trump gave the go ahead for those wind farms, will destroy the environment and when US subsidies go away, we'll be stuck with an unfinished hideous behemoth. You've hoodwinked our government but you haven't hoodwinked the people. May you go bankrupt and lose your jobs.

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The Climate Curmudgeon's avatar

Maybe someone can explain to a stupid person why “cheaper” wind and solar need subsidies.

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SomeNYDude (he/him)'s avatar

Fascism risk premium rearing its ugly ahead. Expect more of the world and the world’s smartest to avoid doing anything smart in Fuckmagaistan.

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