Solar can't be owned by people and not be completely controlled by a huge company. Solar is decentralized energy and it needs to be embraced way more
this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2026
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The production of solar panels and mineral can be controlled by groups. It's not as decentralized as we think, but still better than oil, nonetheless
As well as the permitting policies, tarriffs, and fees for grid-connected solar systems. At least where I am (California), governments and utilities have made solar much more expensive than it needs to be.
It doesn't matter as long as Big Oil controls policy. Can't fucking wait for Big Solar to displace them.
Or for them to just be uneconomical, and there to be no big solar, as it’s lots of competing companies with low barriers to entry.
Guterres also pointed out that fossil fuels still get almost nine times the government consumption subsidies as renewables.
The problem, as always, is not the technology but the politics.
You ain’t seen nothing yet
Cheaper, takes up less space, and isn't consumable, but worse because...uh....