Comment on Solar is the new oil
artifex@piefed.social 2 days ago
The “problem” with solar is that you can’t meter it. Nobody has yet found a way to sell you electricity from sunlight today and then sell it to you again tomorrow, which is what they’re accustomed to doing and believe is their right to do somehow. That’s why it’s so incredibly disruptive.
mienshao@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Genuinely thank you for this explanation. I never thought about how this is basically a fish (oil) vs fishing pole (solar) situation. Oil companies don’t want to give you the fishing pole to do it yourself, they want to charge you fish by fish, gallon by gallon of oil to maximize profits.
That is until solar-electric companies start banking electricity in huge batteries, then meting it out for a fee. Pretty sure that hellscape is in the works.
artifex@piefed.social 2 days ago
The thing is, unless governments really bring the hammer down on the installation of PV panels and batteries (and I live in FL – the sunshine state – where it can be very difficult to get permits and insurance for PV panels) or force you to buy a certain percentage of power from your utility (I could DEFINITELY see my state government try some BS like that), eventually many people will simply not need coal, gas or oil. As batteries become cheap enough, more people will install them, source more power directly from the sun, charge their cars with it, etc. It really is the endgame, the fossil execs are just trying to string us along for one more generation to squeeze every last dollar out of the market.
Dionysus@leminal.space 1 day ago
Shit look at all the freedom the Republicans have been doing in Florida. That all sounds awesome, glad they protect the poor
Shin-raPower Company from their exploitative customers!dubyakay@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Look into flywheel energy storage. Fairly cheap to manufacture and made of inert materials that don’t damage the environment. Perfect for storing wind.