Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far
by libraryatnight on Friday October 28, 2022 @02:55PM
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I live in Phoenix and a lot of people have been turned off on solar in general for their home because a lot of the companies are aggressive and shady. Seems like a missed opportunity for Tesla to have stepped in to be a "reliable" solar company simply by pricing competitively and not going out of business a year after installation.
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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far
by jsight on Friday October 28, 2022 @04:04PM
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Tesla's solar business was started by purchasing one of the most aggressive and shady outfits in the business. SolarCity was a mess.
Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far
by nathancahill on Friday October 28, 2022 @03:16PM
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They're aggressive and shady (pun intended?) because of government tax breaks that mess with the natural economics of the market. It's become a cash grab by installers to sign up as many people as they can to move money from state coffers to their bank accounts.
Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far
by dexterdog on Friday October 28, 2022 @03:46PM
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If Tesla could have been reliable in comparison the other solar companies must be pretty bad.
Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far
by caeril on Friday October 28, 2022 @04:47PM
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That's one reason I did my own build myself. It's a pretty trivial matter for the average high-IQ HNer to spec, design, and build. The "hardest" part is understanding and adhering to the construction codes, and dealing with inspection bullshit.
Check out W&S in Flagstaff (https://www.solar-electric.com/) (no affiliation) for components.