• silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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    11 months ago

    Larger scale is cheaper, but rooftop avoids the need for long-distance transmission [in short supply right now in California] and limits the need to convert farmland into solar

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      11 months ago

      That’s true. The system can be far more robust if its decentralized. Even living in a place with cheap electricity I still plan on getting panels in the future.