• Conyak@lemmy.tf
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    9 months ago

    Perhaps someone should tell this dickhead about all of the land the US will lose due to carbon emissions from coal power. Or maybe mention the continuing increase in business insurance due to the same thing. If we are going to point out the adverse effects of solar we should point out the adverse affects of coal.

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      9 months ago

      Also the incredibly long supply lines that go to fossil fuel plants. Solar panels aren’t as green as we like to think, but they’re rugged as fuck and require 0 infrastructure to produce power. Most of the maintenance is wiping them with a damp sponge¹, and (these ghouls should love this part) zero non-maintenance labor to operate, no moving parts, and they work best during peak demand times, right? If I were powering my Last Redoubt, solar would be up there on my list of options until the sun dies.

      ¹i know, hyperbole, but not much of it