Unfortunately in the US, it’s the installation costs that will get you. 3X what it costs in Australia.
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In my corner of the US, there are local campaigns to fight expansion of a couple of solar farms.
Environmental concerns (PFAS getting into local aquifers, impact of water runoff, hazmat concerns from retirement of the panels when they reach EOL) are being raised…but the objections are really rooted in NIMBYism. Some of the folks complaining about the solar farms also regularly complain about the cost of electricity locally.
OK, not so sure now, as someone might have hired a saleswoman with a MAGAt following:
“We need more MAGA influencers following her lead, sharing the facts about the important role solar and storage plays, and will continue to play, in our nation’s energy future and in our nation’s global competitiveness,” Hopper said.
“… cuz them folks is stupid as bricks, as gullible as a baby.”