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How do people afford the upfront cost of solar? (lemmy.world)
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I just got a DIY kit quote for solar and it's ~$18,000. That would mean a contractor installing is at least $25,000 if not more. That's a big chunk of change upfront.

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[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lithium batteries are highly recyclable... The current rate is something like 60% recovery, and that is bound to increase over time.

[–] CosmicPanda@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Everything I’ve seen gives it a range between 25% and 96% depending on several factors. It seems like we’re still getting this all figured out and it’s early but if we can get closer to that upper limit it will make a huge difference when considering the impact of these batteries.