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Solar rooftops gain traction as electric vehicles owners look to skip paying for electricity or gasoline: ‘Solar just makes sense’ (fortune.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Solar rooftops gain traction as electric vehicles owners look to skip paying for electricity or gasoline: ‘Solar just makes sense’::Residential solar is gaining traction in the U.S., with about 4.5 million homes now with solar rooftops.

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[–] [email protected] 105 points 11 months ago (15 children)

Too bad this is for a person that:

  1. has enough income to afford an EV
  2. has a house.
  3. has enough income to afford the initial cost of the solar panels and installation.

Sadly most dont

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Putting panels on roofs is the most expensive way to do solar, anyway. It's a custom job every time, and doesn't take advantage of economies of scale.

Putting them in big fields is far cheaper. If you want to stick it to traditional power utilities, then look at community solar.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So what? Who owns a giant field to put them in other than power companies? If you own your home and own the panels, that’s your power. Even if it’s not enough to get off the grid entirely, you’re still saving money.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Look up community solar.

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