• desktop_userEnglish
    2·
    1 month ago

    Exactly why personal solar energy will hit a tipping point as the rates rise drastically as more users use zero to negative energy. Those that cannot afford solar will suffer, but the Environmental impact will probably be reduced.

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      I don’t think it even has much of a impact from a environmental perspective. It is going to be much better to do it at scale.

    • Jyek@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      Grid attached solar contributes to the overall usage which brings the cost displaced back down. Personal solar is almost always a net positive for the customers, the power company, and the homeowner with the solar. Not to mention the environmental offset that comes with generating your own power.

      • XtallllEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        But what about the shareholders, how does solar help them?

        • Jyek@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          30 days ago

          If the shareholders are smart, they’ll buy shares of the solar providers and solar maintenance companies.

          • XtallllEnglish
            1·
            30 days ago

            But what if the shareholders are stupid, lazy and greedy, without the ability to look more than 3 months into the future?