I will agree with you that the way solar generation for residences is sold is scammy and predatory. This tactics and business models have given it a bad name. However, buying your own setup and installing it? Great technology, 11/10.
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Do you know where to start with something like that? I'm pretty handy, love working with electrical stuff, and live in a very sunny area (Colorado)... But I am also afraid of heights and have a really high roof on my split-level house. Is there any reasonable way to buy the material, hire out anything that involves a ladder, and do everything on the ground myself? I always thought it would be pretty much all or nothing (DIY vs having it done) but now you have me thinking...
I haven’t done it myself, but I watch a lot of YouTubers who build off grid with solar power as part of their setup. I’ve found they are a great source of practical knowledge representative of real world performance and challenges.
"If you like solar you are gullible and wrong."
Very thought provoking critique thank you.
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I've started thinking about this because whenever a discussion about clean energy comes up, there's almost always "solar shills" trying to peddle rhetoric that makes solar out to be the superior option even when it clearly isn't.
What makes you said so?
What a stupid take
Bless your heart.
Awww, save your blessings, honey, because with a mind like yours, you’re gonna need all the blessings you can get 💋
Not really.
I'm not a useful idiot going to bat for the people taking money from me while getting mad at whoever calls it out.
That’s literally all you’ve done here, lol
I guess you can't read either. I'm not surprised, honestly.
Gonna block ya now since you seem desperate for the last reply. You may have it.
Your guesses don’t seem to be worth much, lol
It is easy to sell anything to uneducated customers. That is how Car dealerships survive.
The vast majority of people have no idea of finances. Car dealerships know how to exploit that.