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pj_mukh • today at 9:32 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Along those lines just a reminder folks, China is installing about 1GW equivalent of Solar power per day [1]. Lot of Australians can simply stop paying for power now due to free power on offer and batteries [2]. These are not zero-regulation, socialist wastelands.

All this whinging about "is this project using too much power or not" is pointless scarcity that we've chosen to partake in. If we are to create and spend political capital via hyper-focussing on a single issue, perhaps we should use it to fix this instead?

[1]: https://reneweconomy.com.au/just-staggering-china-installs-1...

[2]:https://www.energy.gov.au/rebates/solar-sharer-offer


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wredcoll • today at 10:04 PM

Hmmm, which political party is famously against solar and renewables in general?

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FridayoLeary • today at 10:36 PM

China are also building tons of coal plants.

stogot • today at 9:33 PM

What about water usage?

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