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this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2023
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Ooh, that is really tempting. I'm in Arizona so there should be more than enough sun to go around, and more than enough reason to use it to stay cool without racking up an energy bill.
I visited Phoenix a while ago and I was genuinely surprised by the small amount of houses with rooftop solar. It would truly be a perfect match: lots of sun and lots of air conditioning. But then again, capitalism makes it all so much more complicated.
Texas is number two in the country for PV capacity, and number one for wind power generation (by a long shot).
If you look at the numbers, you’ll notice that it doesn’t really correlate with political affiliation, but instead where it’s economically viable. The prices of the PV panels are slowly coming down, so we should see it become more prevalent as time goes on.
Wouldn't be surprised if there's some restrictive laws in place to protect the power industry from the competition, like other places have done.