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Solar rooftops gain traction as electric vehicles owners look to skip paying for electricity or gasoline: ‘Solar just makes sense’ (fortune.com)
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Solar rooftops gain traction as electric vehicles owners look to skip paying for electricity or gasoline: ‘Solar just makes sense’::Residential solar is gaining traction in the U.S., with about 4.5 million homes now with solar rooftops.

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[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maintenace and repairs can be managed through the utility companies, which already do so for many pieces of hardware on their customers' properties just fine. The government might also offer property owners a higher payment if they accept certain responsibilities.

[–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe it's different in the US, but where I live the utility company only services the main fuse that supplies the property. Everything else is done by electricians paid for by the owner.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 2 points 11 months ago

Where I live in New Jersey, the utility company not only owns and services the meters, it also leases, sells, and services various home appliances, like furnaces and water heaters.