Cheap solar is transforming lives and economies across Africa
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| nytimes.com
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mannyv
45 minutes ago
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Again, the cost is in storage, not generation. But it looks like LiFePO4 batteries are the way forward these days.
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bitsage
14 minutes ago
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I can’t read the article. What are the stats provided?
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jqpabc123
3 hours ago
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Meanwhile back in the USA, renewable energy is being politically shunned.

The rest of the world advances, the USA regresses, China rapidly approaches dominance.

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SapporoChris
1 hour ago
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Gist of the article. China is a hero for ushering in affordable renewable energy. USA is the tired backward proponent of fossil fuels.

This is an area ripe for change. Politics aside, how can we make the world a better place?

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triceratops
29 minutes ago
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> Politics aside, how can we make the world a better place?

We can't put politics aside. It's a big reason the world is the way it is.

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therobots927
56 minutes ago
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Politics aside, the Trump admin killed the solar tax subsidy.
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Rebelgecko
40 minutes ago
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plus the huge tariffs on panels. Even taking VAT into account you can get like 4x more wattage per dollar in the EU than the US
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