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maxrev17yesterday at 10:29 PM2 repliesview on HN

I don’t get how it’s cheaper to dig up and transport coal than install a tonne of solar :s


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Rebelgeckoyesterday at 11:25 PM

The problem is the US doesn't have senators whose constituents make solar a key part of their identity (or if we do, those senators arwnt swing votes who need to be appeased and disproportionately porked up)

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klysmyesterday at 10:38 PM

It isn’t, but the whole night thing is a bit of a problem and storage isn’t there yet at grid scale, but it’s coming.

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