pluralistic, Rooftop solar is the future, but it's also a scam. It didn't have to be, but the US decided the best way to roll out distributed, resilient, renewable energy was to let Wall Street run the show. They turned it into a scam, and now it's in terrible trouble. which means we're in terrible trouble.
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https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/27/here-comes-the-sun-king/#sign-here
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