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Re:Solar and wind are coming. And the power sector isn’t ready by elorant on Sunday July 22, 2018 @05:35PM (#17589046)
Maybe it's the assumption that salaries aren't competitive? Maybe it's because most business models in energy tech aren't compatible with VC? Maybe it's because you have no idea what specific problems there are that need solving? Maybe the assumption is that energy is super slow and bureaucratic?

Since you're asking, and I can only speak for myself, I don't like taking that path because at some point you'd need to communicate with some sort of local/national authority and/or politicians and I'd rather eat ear wax than go down that road.

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Re:Solar and wind are coming. And the power sector isn’t ready by diafygi on Sunday July 22, 2018 @05:40PM (#17589065)
Heh, seems like a good adaptation for the old saying. Politics and regulation is like third rail of tech, no one wants to touch it. But that's where the power is.
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Re:Solar and wind are coming. And the power sector isn’t ready by selestify on Sunday July 22, 2018 @07:10PM (#17589385)
What was the original saying?
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Re:Solar and wind are coming. And the power sector isn’t ready by toomuchtodo on Sunday July 22, 2018 @08:58PM (#17589762)
Entitlements, social security specifically, is the third rail.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_rail_of_politics

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