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Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power grid. (climate.benjames.io)

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 73 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's almost as if a proper energy grid isn't compatible with private equity.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We had a nice setup, quasi public/private power company. Prices were low and we voted on the governing board. Cool.

The the county sold us out to a strictly private firm and most people's prices spiked 40%, literally overnight.

I'm not much of a socialist, government solutions carry their own issues and inefficiencies, but a service as vital as power (and water and sewage) should be public works.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

You've got to at least have a seat at the table as a community, for it not to be an entirely predatory relationship.