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Re:Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for ... by dahfizz on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @09:39AM (#36600297)
Solar on roofs kinda sucks. It's way more expensive to install and rarely at an optimal orientation. And they will get covered in snow for months out of the year depending on climate.

Government money would be much better spent on a regular solar installation on the ground. Much cheaper to install and maintain.

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Re:Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for ... by fomine3 on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @08:46PM (#36609427)
Cutting trees to put solar panels is a unpopular idea. Roof is a free space. "Optimal" orientation isn't always optimal for grid because distributing peak output time is a good thing.
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