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Re:Interior cancels largest solar project in North America by jopsen on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @09:51PM (#45587197)
Whenever I look at rooftop solar (Denmark) 2/3 of the cost is easily installation. Add to that the risk that I'll have to replace the roof early.

Rooftop seems expensive, if not done as part of a roof replacement. And even then it's expensive.

If we had deserts that would be a great place to put up solar.

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Re:Interior cancels largest solar project in North America by aeonfox on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @10:07PM (#45587302)
Yeah, there's probably a huge asterisk around the predominant roofing materials, latitude, and availability of tradespeople in a particular area. Certainly with the latter, there is downward pressure with greater demand enabling more people to take on installation work.

> If we had deserts that would be a great place to put up solar.

I guess the EU at least has some large projects in North Africa which is trying to combat desertification. Looks like a win-win, but I don't know much about it.

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