• desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    12·
    4 hours ago

    Exactly why personal solar energy will hit a tipping point as the rates rise drastically as more users use zero to negative energy. Those that cannot afford solar will suffer, but the Environmental impact will probably be reduced.

    • Possibly linuxEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      I don’t think it even has much of a impact from a environmental perspective. It is going to be much better to do it at scale.

    • Jyek@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      3 hours ago

      Grid attached solar contributes to the overall usage which brings the cost displaced back down. Personal solar is almost always a net positive for the customers, the power company, and the homeowner with the solar. Not to mention the environmental offset that comes with generating your own power.