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An unusually wide adoption of rooftop solar in Aleppo, Syria. (slrpnk.net)

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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 57 points 1 day ago (4 children)

And STILL I hear dumb shits in the US say "solar isn't feasible"

Motherfuckers then why does literally every other country have tons of solar plants, rooftop installations, balcony installations and some packed away they can pull out when the power cuts out? Why do major companies put massive solar farms next to their new factories? Why are people interested in fossil fuels spending so much goddamn money telling people solar sucks? If it sucked, people wouldn't use it.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago

People against rooftop are the craziest to me. Not only does it give you essentially free energy, it also shades the roof, cooling the building just by existing. Every factory on earth should cover their roofs with solar panels. It just makes too much sense not to. Even from a capitalist perspective, it's stupid not to. And lost hours due to heat stress are common in manufacturing, throw up some solar panels and lower your indoor temps while shoving money in your pockets from energy savings. Heat stress injuries go down, OSHA rating goes up, insurance goes down. It just doesn't make sense to fight solar.

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because oil people don't make money from solar.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 11 points 1 day ago

They do make money from solar. Just not enough to their liking.

Returns on investments in fossil fuels typically range between 10-20 percent, while for a renewables project, 5-8 percent is the norm, Reuters reported in June 2023. “It’s also about the volatility of profitability,” Christophers says. Meanwhile, if the price of the feedstock falls, that usually means fossil fuels are cheaper – and thus the level of profitability can still be maintained. Renewable energy projects in contrast must contend with costs which are largely upfront and have to be met regardless of fluctuations in electricity prices. That makes investment riskier – and therefore costlier, cutting profitability. (source)

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I see solar panels pretty often in the US rural county I live in

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 3 points 22 hours ago

I live in rural Ohio and actually live fairly close to a decent sized solar farm.

Over the last 2-3 years I've seen more household solar setups, and one person I'm super jealous of has a really nice wind turbine/solar hybrid system with a garage battery wall visible when they leave their garage door open.

We're very slowly getting there, but it's like running a race with a weight around your ankle and people swinging at you with bats.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 21 hours ago

I just let them spout off for as long as they want. Then I calmly tell them I haven't paid an electric bill for over five years. Whatever their argument was is moot.