• PorkRollWobbly
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      31 year ago

      Who h is why social programs to aid cover the costs of the installs would be a good thing but given that the state they live in is resorting to rolling blackouts instead of investing in infrastructure, that doesn’t seem like it’ll happen.

    • AphoticDev
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      11 year ago

      That’s true, it’s not super cheap to install. But you might be able to get government grants to help with that, depending on where you live.

      • @EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted
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        11 year ago

        True, but I imagine the grants only cover a portion of it and it’d still end up costing the person(s) at least hundreds of dollars if not thousands.

        Some persons’ budgets are that tight (mine is).

        • @xthexder@l.sw0.com
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          11 year ago

          Damn if only solar was just hundreds of dollars. I’m pretty sure any sort of proper install with battery backup and automatic switching would easily be $10k+. Maybe prices have come down though.

          • @EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted
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            11 year ago

            I was speaking out of my ass regarding the price. It was just an example. I have absolutely no idea how much it would, merely that it would be a metric fuckton of money. Lol.