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Re:Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chines... by yummypaint on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @07:18AM (#20684622)
I believe the english term is "feed in laws" where the utility company must pay market rate for power individuals put onto the grid. My understanding is that this was a key driver of Germany's rapid growth in wind power capacity. In the US we dont even have feed in laws
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Re:Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chines... by martin_a on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:11AM (#20684965)
It totally was, I think. Right now building "your own" wind turbine is still a thing.

I know some villages are trying to found a cooperative, crowdfund some money and build their own wind turbine somewhere outside in the hills near the village, before some big company does it. They are looking to collect and lend 6 million Euro for a 3.5 MW, 130 meter wind turbine [1].

[1] https://www.vestas.com/en/products/4-mw-platform/v136-_3_45_...

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