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An unusually wide adoption of rooftop solar in Aleppo, Syria. (slrpnk.net)
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[โ€“] TheFrirish@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I kinda want to downvote because why is this unusual? Syria is a war torn country with a shitty grid and many developing and developped countries have plenty of roof top solar?

[โ€“] keepthepace@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 hours ago

And also a huge need for AC, when solar is typically at the peak.

I wondered when I visited Malaysia why there was not more solar panels around, and a local explained to me that it was mostly lobbying and corruption, with local electricity providers making it illegal.

I don't wish on anyone what Syria went through, but I am also hopeful that when systems breaks, workarounds exist and may in the long term improve the overall situation.