Solar's growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use
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frankest
1 minute ago
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Solar only works during the day. Datacenters need energy 24/7. Consumers who didn’t install solar with batteries will end up with higher prices.
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N_Lens
29 minutes ago
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If the subsidies were removed from fossil fuels and applied to solar it would transform the US energy landscape.

However this is a difficult proposition as solar is inherently a grassroots energy source that can be deployed by people at their homes, it's democratizing and distributes power, capital and control away from central power structures.

The fossil fuel industrial complex is the opposite.

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