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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by colechristensen on Thursday January 22, 2026 @02:45PM (#46724227)
>Don't you want people to use energy sources that are better for our entire world, even if it costs you like $10 more in taxes per year?

If everyone gets the benefit it's either A) exactly the same cost but with additional government program or B) some form of wealth distribution and not necessarily in a direction you favor

Also large solar installations are significantly more cost efficient.

Mind you I am IN FAVOR of subsidized residential solar, but let's not pretend government money is free.

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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by Tor3 on Friday January 23, 2026 @09:15AM (#46732732)
In Japan, where we're currently getting rooftop solar (like nearly every single house everywhere) there are indeed some large solar installations, but the point of rooftop solar (which the government is encouraging) is that it reduces the pressure on the grid itself, and upgrading the grid in Japan to where it should ideally be is a huge, no, astronomical undertaking. For various reasons.
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